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Sildenafil Trial of Exercise Performance in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00517933

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Brief summary

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease that affects an individual's ability to breathe. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of sildenafil, a medication that increases blood flow to the lungs, at improving breathing function, exercise capacity, and quality of life in people with advanced IPF.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00517933
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Enrollment
180 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Jul 31, 2007
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2009
Completion
Sep 30, 2009
Last update posted
Jun 23, 2015

2007 – 2009

United States locations

U.S. sites
13
U.S. states
12
U.S. cities
13
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Alabama - Birmingham Birmingham Alabama 35294
University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles California 90095
University of California - San Francisco San Francisco California 94110
National Jewish Medical and Research Center Denver Colorado 80206
Emory University Atlanta Georgia 30322
University of Chicago Chicago Illinois 60637
Tulane University New Orleans Louisiana 70118
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 48109
Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota 55905
Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York New York 10021
Duke University Medical Center Durham North Carolina 27710
Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee 37232
University of Washington Seattle Washington 98165

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