Status:

UNKNOWN

Sildenafil for Liver Fibrosis in Adolescents and Adults After Fontan Operation

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

Liver Fibrosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

12+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Fontan operation is currently the most common procedure performed in patients with single-ventricle physiology. This surgery allows for passive caval blood flow to the pulmonary arteries in the absenc...

Detailed Description

Research Design and Methods Patients and Methods 1. Study cohort: The adolescent and adult patients (age ≥ 12 years) with anatomic and/or functional univentricular heart receive Fontan procedure ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients age ≥ 12 years with anatomic and/or functional univentricular heart receive Fontan procedure followed at our institute (including the patients with heart failure or pregnancy).
  • Patients without taking organic nitrates and not allergic to Sildenafil.

Exclusion

  • The patients cannot safely receive MRI examination, including patients with severe renal dysfunction, or after pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation.
  • Patients having known liver disease (such as viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, etc.) other than FALD.
  • Patients are under sildenafil or any pulmonary vasodilator therapy for lowering pulmonary resistance, or have been using any of these medications in recent 3 months.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 3 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04908657

Start Date

July 3 2017

End Date

December 31 2023

Last Update

June 8 2022

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Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 100