View clinical trials related to Portopulmonary Hypertension.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination of ambrisentan and tadalafil in reducing mPAP to below 35mmHg in patients with moderate to severe Portopulmonary Hypertension (POPH) as a means to candidacy for liver transplantation.
24-week study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of macitentan for the treatment of portopulmonary hypertension.
Portopulmonary hypertension denotes pulmonary hypertension complicating portal hypertension and is present in approximately 5% of cirrhotic patients. Treatment options include prostanoids, sildenafil, and the endothelin-receptor antagonists, bosentan and ambrisentan. This study investigates the safety and efficacy of ambrisentan in portopulmonary hypertension.
The investigators propose the first prospective, double blind, randomized controlled trial of treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) related to underlying portal hypertension. Specifically the investigators will evaluate the potential efficacy and safety of sildenafil (Revatio) in a 16 week blinded, multicentre study.
This is an Open Label, Multicenter, pilot clinical trial to assess the efficacy and safety of an oral selective Endothelin Receptor Antagonist (ambrisentan) in patients with portopulmonary hypertension. Preliminary evidence suggests that ambrisentan is safe and effective in patients with portopulmonary hypertension. The goal of therapy for these patients is to improve symptoms of dyspnea and to improve pulmonary hemodynamics to a mean pulmonary artery pressure <35 mm Hg in order to make patients eligible for liver transplantation. Therefore, the primary endpoints for this study will include 6 minute walk distance (6MWD) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). Eligible subjects will receive 5 mg ambrisentan once-daily for the first 4 weeks. After the initial 4-week period, investigators will increase study drug dose to 10 mg once daily (both 5 mg and 10 mg doses are FDA approved). If 10 mg is not tolerated in the opinion of investigator, then the investigator may decrease the dose back to 5 mg once daily. Primary outcome is a change in both the 6 Minute Walk Distance and in Pulmonary Vascular Resistance from baseline to Week 24. Subjects will be monitored with liver function tests (LFT) every 2 weeks for the first 8 weeks, then every 4 weeks thereafter. These safety laboratory tests may be performed at a local phlebotomy laboratory or at the Investigator clinic. In addition, the Investigator will assess each subject for safety and efficacy at Week 4, Week 12, and Week 24. Following Week 24, subjects will be assessed for safety and efficacy every 12 weeks. Patients will be followed for a total of 1 year. After 1 year, if the Investigator feels that continuing the treatment will be beneficial to the patients, they will be provided with ambrisentan by Gilead Pharmaceuticals, free of charge.
This is a multicenter, observational, open-label study. Patients meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria will receive treatment with treprostinil as recommended by their treating physician and will follow patients according to standard of care. This observational study proposes to collect clinical data and biologic specimens from patients who will be treated for Portopulmonary Hypertension, with a goal of achieving hemodynamic parameters acceptable for liver transplantation.