The Safety of Vardenafil in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

November 2, 2011 updated by: McGuire Research Institute
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of vardenafil in cardiac surgery patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Virginia
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23249
        • McGuire VAMC

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • undergoing cardiac surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

  • emergent surgery
  • recent MI in past 7 days prior to surgery
  • ejection fraction < 35%
  • creatinine > 2.0
  • prior CVA
  • severe COPD
  • recent use of nitrates (within past 48 hours prior to surgery)
  • prior CABG
  • pregnancy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Vardenafil
10 mg PO once

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Hypotension
Time Frame: approximately 5 days
approximately 5 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Ejection Fraction
Time Frame: approximately 5-7 days postop
approximately 5-7 days postop

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ion Jovin, MD, McGuire VAMC

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 10, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 13, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

December 15, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 4, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 2, 2011

Last Verified

November 1, 2011

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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