Efficacy Study of Cardizem in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

NCT ID: NCT01645826

Last Updated: 2018-11-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-07-31

Study Completion Date

2014-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine if cardizem is effective in the treatment of nitric oxide non-responder pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Diltiazem

The study agent will be Diltiazem and will start at 60 mg po BID then titrated up every two weeks until at a maximum dose of 180mg po BID.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Diltiazem Hydrochloride

Intervention Type DRUG

The study agent will be diltiazem and will start at 60 mg po BID then titrated up very two weeks until at a maximum maintenance dose of 180mg po BID for six weeks.

Sugar Pill

The placebo group of patients will be treated with Drug A (sugar pill) PO bid and titrated up every two weeks for next titration dose (actually will be an unchanged concentration).

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Sugar Pill

Intervention Type DRUG

The placebo group of patients will be treated with sugar pill PO bid and return every two weeks for next titration dose (actually will be an unchanged concentration).

Interventions

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Diltiazem Hydrochloride

The study agent will be diltiazem and will start at 60 mg po BID then titrated up very two weeks until at a maximum maintenance dose of 180mg po BID for six weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Sugar Pill

The placebo group of patients will be treated with sugar pill PO bid and return every two weeks for next titration dose (actually will be an unchanged concentration).

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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cardizem treatment group placebo

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult participants
* Confirmed WHO class I pulmonary arterial hypertension
* Nitric Oxide Non-Responders on right heart catheterization
* Experience dyspnea, NYHA III-IV with poor oxygenation and quality of life despite standard treatments
* Must be able to swallow medications

Exclusion Criteria

* Pulmonary hypertension secondary to 1) elevations in pulmonary venous pressures (i.e. left heart disease), 2) chronic hypoxemic states from lung diseases such as COPD, sleep-disordered breathing, alveolar hypoventilation disorders, chronic exposure to high altitude and developmental abnormalities 3) chronic thromboembolic disease, 4) sarcoidosis, 5) Lymphangiomyomatosis, 5) Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
* Already on a calcium channel blocker
* Systolic blood pressure less than 90
* Heart rate less than 55
* Pregnant
* Cannot sign informed consent
* Right heart failure
* Pulmonary Veno-occlusive disease
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of South Florida

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mark Rumbak

Professor of Medicine, Internal Medicine

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mark Rumbak, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of South Florida

Locations

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University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Badesch DB, Abman SH, Simonneau G, Rubin LJ, McLaughlin VV. Medical therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension: updated ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. Chest. 2007 Jun;131(6):1917-28. doi: 10.1378/chest.06-2674.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17565025 (View on PubMed)

Aromatorio GJ, Uretsky BF, Reddy PS. Hypotension and sinus arrest with nifedipine in pulmonary hypertension. Chest. 1985 Feb;87(2):265-7. doi: 10.1378/chest.87.2.265.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3967536 (View on PubMed)

Batra AK, Segall PH, Ahmed T. Pulmonary edema with nifedipine in primary pulmonary hypertension. Respiration. 1985;47(3):161-3. doi: 10.1159/000194763.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 4001571 (View on PubMed)

Chaouat A, Kessler R, Weitzenblum E. Pulmonary oedema and pleural effusion in two patients with primary pulmonary hypertension treated with calcium channel blockers. Heart. 1996 Apr;75(4):383. doi: 10.1136/hrt.75.4.383. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8705766 (View on PubMed)

Clarke WR, Horn JR, Kawabori I, Gurtel S. Potentially serious drug interactions secondary to high-dose diltiazem used in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Pharmacotherapy. 1993 Jul-Aug;13(4):402-5.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8361869 (View on PubMed)

Farber HW, Karlinsky JB, Faling LJ. Fatal outcome following nifedipine for pulmonary hypertension. Chest. 1983 Apr;83(4):708-9. doi: 10.1378/chest.83.4.708. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 6831965 (View on PubMed)

Holcomb BW Jr, Loyd JE, Ely EW, Johnson J, Robbins IM. Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease: a case series and new observations. Chest. 2000 Dec;118(6):1671-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11115457 (View on PubMed)

Houtchens J, Martin D, Klinger JR. Diagnosis and management of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulm Med. 2011;2011:845864. doi: 10.1155/2011/845864. Epub 2011 Sep 20.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21941650 (View on PubMed)

Nauser TD, Stites SW. Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Am Fam Physician. 2001 May 1;63(9):1789-98.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11352291 (View on PubMed)

McLaughlin VV, Archer SL, Badesch DB, Barst RJ, Farber HW, Lindner JR, Mathier MA, McGoon MD, Park MH, Rosenson RS, Rubin LJ, Tapson VF, Varga J; American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents; American Heart Association; American College of Chest Physicians; American Thoracic Society, Inc; Pulmonary Hypertension Association. ACCF/AHA 2009 expert consensus document on pulmonary hypertension a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert Consensus Documents and the American Heart Association developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians; American Thoracic Society, Inc.; and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Apr 28;53(17):1573-619. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.01.004. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19389575 (View on PubMed)

Galie N, Torbicki A, Barst R, Dartevelle P, Haworth S, Higenbottam T, Olschewski H, Peacock A, Pietra G, Rubin LJ, Simonneau G, Priori SG, Garcia MA, Blanc JJ, Budaj A, Cowie M, Dean V, Deckers J, Burgos EF, Lekakis J, Lindahl B, Mazzotta G, McGregor K, Morais J, Oto A, Smiseth OA, Barbera JA, Gibbs S, Hoeper M, Humbert M, Naeije R, Pepke-Zaba J; Task Force. Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The Task Force on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J. 2004 Dec;25(24):2243-78. doi: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.09.014. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15589643 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/523338

Robbins, Ivan. The Role of Calcium Channel Blockers in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. 2006 Feb 23.

Other Identifiers

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Pro00004379

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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