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CompletedNCT02595541Updated Nov 13, 2015

Oral Sildenafil and Intravenous Milrinone on Postoperative Pulmonary Hypertension

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of milrinone and Sildenafil in Pulmonary Hypertension, sponsored by Assiut University. Completed. Open to participants aged 2 Months to 24 Months. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-11-13.

Sponsored by Assiut University · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
2 Months to 24 Months
Sex
All
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Study summary

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a consequence of an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), pulmonary blood flow, pulmonary venous pressure, or a combination of these elements. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a frequent complication of congenital heart disease, particularly in patients with systemic-to-pulmonary shunts. Persistent exposure o f the pulmonary vasculature to increased blood flow and pressure may result in vascular remodeling and dysfunction. This leads to increased pulmonary vascular resistance and, ultimately, to reversal of the shunt and development of Eisenmenger's syndrome. It may be more appropriate to define pulmonary hypertension according to the ratio of MPAP to mean systemic arterial pressure (MPAP/MAP) because children may have a low mean systemic blood pressure. MPAP/MAP ratio of \< 0.25 is normal, a ratio of 0.33-0.5 indicates moderate pulmonary hypertension, and a ratio of > 0.5 is indicative of severe pulmonary hypertension

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30 Patients were randomly allocated in two equal groups; group MS (received intravenous milrinone and oral sildenafil) and group M (received only intravenous milrinone). Demographic data, patient's clinical data and different intraoperative times were recorded. In 1st postoperative 24 hours, we recorded; hemodynamic parameters [mean pulmonary arterial pressure (MPAP), mean systemic arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate, central venous pressure]. We calculated MPAP/MAP and inotropic score. The incidence of pulmonary hypertensive crisis, side effects of studied drugs and complications related to pulmonary artery catheter were recorded.

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Conditions studied

  • Pulmonary Hypertension

Keywords

  • pediatric
  • cardiac
  • sildenfil
  • milrinone
  • pulmonary hypertension
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In context

Hypertension, Pulmonary

1,105 studies on the registry are indexed under Hypertension, Pulmonary; 234 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 35 across 649 interventional studies indexed under Hypertension, Pulmonary.

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Lead sponsor

Assiut University is the lead sponsor of 4,901 studies on the registry; 2,098 are open to participants now.

Of its 13 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
2 Months to 24 Months
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Thirty patients in the age range 2-24 months scheduled for surgical closure of ventricular septal defect (VSD) associated with postoperative pulmonary hypertension [diagnosed in all patients by preoperative echocardiography and confirmed invasively by the pulmonary catheter before transfer to ICU by Mean Pulmonary Arterial Pressure (MPAP) > 25 mmHg or Mean Pulmonary Arterial Pressure (MPAP) /Mean Systemic Arterial Pressure (MAP) > 0.33] were enrolled in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with pre-existing obstructive lung disease, mitral valve disease, left ventricular dysfunction, and patients receiving preoperative pulmonary vasodilators
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Investigator)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    milrinone group

    milrinone

    Drug: milrinone

  • Active comparator
    sildenafil and milrinone group

    milrinone and sildenafil

    Drug: milrinone · Drug: Sildenafil

Interventions

  • Drugmilrinone

    IV milrinone (0.75 mcg/kg) loading dose over one hour started during re-warming of the patient (before weaning from CPB) and followed by a maintenance dose of 0.75 mcg/kg/minutes till the end of the study.

    Also known as: primacor

  • DrugSildenafil

    IV milrinone (0.75 mcg/kg) loading dose over one hour started during re-warming of the patient (before weaning from CPB) and followed by a maintenance dose of 0.75 mcg/kg/minutes till the end of the study. After baseline measurements, sildenafil (1mg/kg) administered in ICU via a nasogastric tube, to be repeated every 4 hours via a nasogastric tube or orally. Sildnafil is presented in tablet form which was dissolved in water to make a concentration of 1 mg/ml.

    Also known as: viagra

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. mean pulmonary arterial pressure

    Time frame: within the first 24 hours postoperative

Secondary outcomes

  1. mean systemic blood pressure

    Time frame: within the first 24 hours postoperative

  2. pulmonary hypertensive crisis

    Time frame: within the first 4 days postoperative

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 13, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02595541
Lead sponsor
Assiut University
Responsible party
Esam Eldin Mohamed Abdalla (lecturer-college of medicine, Assiut University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 3, 2015
Start date
Jun 2015
Primary completion
Oct 2015
Completion
Oct 2015
Last update
Nov 13, 2015

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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