Efficacy Study of Cardizem in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

NCT01645826 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2018-11-20

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Summary

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

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

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.

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).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of South Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark Rumbak, MD · University of South Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-07-31
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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