Trial Outcomes & Findings for Coenzyme Q-10 and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (NCT NCT01148836)

NCT ID: NCT01148836

Last Updated: 2015-03-20

Results Overview

Amount of blood in ventricle at end of diastole

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

18 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

before and after three months of CoQ

Results posted on

2015-03-20

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Healthy Controls
Pulmonary Hypertension Subjects (Disease)
Overall Study
STARTED
8
10
Overall Study
COMPLETED
7
8
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
1
2

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Coenzyme Q-10 and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Healthy Controls Subjects
n=7 Participants
Pulmonary Hypertension Subjects
n=8 Participants
Total
n=15 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
7 Participants
n=5 Participants
8 Participants
n=7 Participants
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous
42 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5 • n=5 Participants
41 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3 • n=7 Participants
41.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
7 Participants
n=7 Participants
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
7 participants
n=5 Participants
8 participants
n=7 Participants
15 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: before and after three months of CoQ

Population: Due to financial constraints only PAH subjects had echocardiograms performed before and after Co-Q

Amount of blood in ventricle at end of diastole

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pulmonary Hypertension Subjects
n=8 Participants
Pulmonary Hypertension subjects taking Co-Q for three months
Normal Controls
Normal controls taking Co-Q for three months
Left Ventricular End Diastolic Volume
Before Co-Q
81 ml
Standard Deviation 10
Left Ventricular End Diastolic Volume
After Co-Q
70 ml
Standard Deviation 8

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: before and after three months of CoQ

Population: Due to financial constraints only PAH subjects had echocardiograms performed before and after Co-Q

Velocity time interval

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pulmonary Hypertension Subjects
n=8 Participants
Pulmonary Hypertension subjects taking Co-Q for three months
Normal Controls
Normal controls taking Co-Q for three months
Right Ventricular Outflow
Before Co-Q
11.3 cm
Standard Deviation 1.4
Right Ventricular Outflow
After Co-Q
13.5 cm
Standard Deviation 1.6

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: before and after three months of CoQ

Population: Due to financial constraints only PAH subjects had echocardiograms performed before and after Co-Q

Tei Index=(IRT+ICT)/ET, where IRT is isovolumic

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pulmonary Hypertension Subjects
n=8 Participants
Pulmonary Hypertension subjects taking Co-Q for three months
Normal Controls
Normal controls taking Co-Q for three months
Right Ventricle Myocardial Performance
Before Co-Q
0.9 ratio
Standard Deviation 0.2
Right Ventricle Myocardial Performance
After Co-Q
0.7 ratio
Standard Deviation 0.1

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: before and after three months of CoQ

Population: Due to financial constraints only PAH subjects had echocardiograms performed before and after Co-Q

Tricuspid Regurgitation Grade ranges from 1 (normal) to 4 (severe regurgitation)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pulmonary Hypertension Subjects
n=8 Participants
Pulmonary Hypertension subjects taking Co-Q for three months
Normal Controls
Normal controls taking Co-Q for three months
Tricuspid Regurgitation Grade
Before Co-Q
1.4 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.3
Tricuspid Regurgitation Grade
After Co-Q
1.2 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.3

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: before and after three months of CoQ

Population: Due to financial constraints only PAH subjects had echocardiograms performed before and after Co-Q

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pulmonary Hypertension Subjects
n=8 Participants
Pulmonary Hypertension subjects taking Co-Q for three months
Normal Controls
Normal controls taking Co-Q for three months
Right Atrial Pressure
Before Co-Q
10 mmHg
Standard Deviation 2
Right Atrial Pressure
After Co-Q
8 mmHg
Standard Deviation 1

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: before and after three months of CoQ

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pulmonary Hypertension Subjects
n=8 Participants
Pulmonary Hypertension subjects taking Co-Q for three months
Normal Controls
n=7 Participants
Normal controls taking Co-Q for three months
Red Blood Cells
Before Co-Q
5.2 10^6 cells/µl
Standard Deviation 0.2
4.5 10^6 cells/µl
Standard Deviation 0.1
Red Blood Cells
After Co-Q
5.2 10^6 cells/µl
Standard Deviation 0.2
4.3 10^6 cells/µl
Standard Deviation 0.2

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: before and after three months of CoQ

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pulmonary Hypertension Subjects
n=8 Participants
Pulmonary Hypertension subjects taking Co-Q for three months
Normal Controls
n=7 Participants
Normal controls taking Co-Q for three months
Hemoglobin
Before Co-Q
14.1 g/dl
Standard Deviation 0.9
13.3 g/dl
Standard Deviation 0.4
Hemoglobin
After Co-Q
14.6 g/dl
Standard Deviation 0.8
12.9 g/dl
Standard Deviation 0.5

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: before and after three months of CoQ

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pulmonary Hypertension Subjects
n=8 Participants
Pulmonary Hypertension subjects taking Co-Q for three months
Normal Controls
n=7 Participants
Normal controls taking Co-Q for three months
Hematocrit
Before Co-Q
43.0 % of red blood cell
Standard Deviation 2.1
39.9 % of red blood cell
Standard Deviation 1.0
Hematocrit
After Co-Q
43.8 % of red blood cell
Standard Deviation 1.8
38.6 % of red blood cell
Standard Deviation 1.3

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: before and after three months of CoQ

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pulmonary Hypertension Subjects
n=8 Participants
Pulmonary Hypertension subjects taking Co-Q for three months
Normal Controls
n=7 Participants
Normal controls taking Co-Q for three months
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
Before Co-Q
26.8 pg
Standard Deviation 1.1
29.9 pg
Standard Deviation 0.8
Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin
After Co-Q
27.8 pg
Standard Deviation 1.0
29.9 pg
Standard Deviation 0.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: before and after three months of CoQ

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pulmonary Hypertension Subjects
n=8 Participants
Pulmonary Hypertension subjects taking Co-Q for three months
Normal Controls
n=7 Participants
Normal controls taking Co-Q for three months
Red Blood Cell Distribution Width
Before Co-Q
15.0 percentage of sizes of red blood cells
Standard Deviation 0.6
12.9 percentage of sizes of red blood cells
Standard Deviation 0.2
Red Blood Cell Distribution Width
After Co-Q
14.5 percentage of sizes of red blood cells
Standard Deviation 0.5
12.9 percentage of sizes of red blood cells
Standard Deviation 0.4

Adverse Events

Coenzyme Q and Pulmonary Hypertension

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 1 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Coenzyme Q and Healthy Controls

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 1 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Coenzyme Q and Pulmonary Hypertension
n=10 participants at risk
Pulmonary Hypertension subjects Nutritional Supplement Coenzyme Q-10: Nutritional Supplement
Coenzyme Q and Healthy Controls
n=8 participants at risk
Healthy Control subjects Nutritional Supplement Coenzyme Q-10: Nutritional Supplement
Gastrointestinal disorders
Nausea
0.00%
0/10 • The adverse event data was collected over each participants treatment period, up to three months.
12.5%
1/8 • Number of events 1 • The adverse event data was collected over each participants treatment period, up to three months.
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
Hyperkalemia
10.0%
1/10 • Number of events 1 • The adverse event data was collected over each participants treatment period, up to three months.
0.00%
0/8 • The adverse event data was collected over each participants treatment period, up to three months.

Additional Information

Jacqueline Sharp, CNP

Cleveland Clinic

Phone: 216-636-0000

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place