A Study of Pulmonary Hypertension Peripheral Limitations

Overview

About this study

The purpose of this study is to determine whether isolated quadriceps training over 12 weeks will improve skeletal muscle oxygen diffusive conductance during exercise in pulmonary arterial hypertion patients.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria - Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Subjects:

  • Informed consent obtained before any trial-related activities. Trial-related activities are any procedures that are carried out as part of the trial, including activities to determine suitability for the trial.
  • Age ≥ 18 years at the time of signing informed consent.
  • NYHA Class II-IV.
  • LVEF ≥ 40 % within the preceding year.
  • No hospitalizations due to heart failure in the preceding 30 days.
  • No recent initiation of pulmonary vasodilator in the last 60 days.
  • Pulmonary arterial hypertension by right heart catheterization (Mean PA pressure ≥ 20 mmHg with PVR > 2 Wood units) with no evidence of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (exercise PCWP < 25 mm Hg).
  • Symptomatic PAH patients with plan to undergo exercise RHC for reassessment of exertional symptoms.

Exclusion Criteria - Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Subjects:

  • Myocardial infarction, stroke, hospitalization for heart failure, unstable angina pectoris or transient ischemic attack within 30 days prior to the day of screening.
  • Planned coronary, carotid, or peripheral artery revascularization.
  • Any other condition judged by the investigator to be the primary cause of dyspnea (such as heart failure due to restrictive cardiomyopathy or infiltrative conditions (e.g., amyloidosis), hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, anemia, or more than moderate mitral or aortic heart valve disease).
  • Wheelchair bound or orthopedic inability to exercise.
  • Chronic hypoxemia with inability to exercise without oxygen supplementation.
  • Skeletal muscle myopathy.
  • History of rhabdomyolysis.
  • Participation in any clinical trial of an approved or non-approved device for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension within 30 days before screening.
  • Receipt of any investigational medicinal product within 30 days before screening.
  • Female who is pregnant, breast-feeding or intends to become pregnant or is of child-bearing potential and not using a highly effective contraceptive method.
  • Major surgery scheduled for the duration of the trial, affecting walking ability in the opinion of the investigator.
  • Any disorder, including severe psychiatric disorder, suicidal behavior within 90 days before screening, and suspected drug abuse, which in the investigator´s opinion might jeopardize subject´s safety or compliance with the protocol.
  • The criteria will be assessed at the investigator’s discretion unless otherwise stated.
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Inclusion Criteria - Healthy Controls:

Subjects are eligible to be included as controls for baseline assessment only if all the following inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria apply. Patients must not have a known diagnosis of heart failure. Presence of other medical comorbidities is not an exclusion as long as there is no known diagnosis of heart failure, and there are no symptoms or signs of heart failure on evaluation at screening visit.

  • Informed consent obtained before any trial-related activities. Trial-related activities are any procedures that are carried out as part of the trial, including activities to determine suitability for the trial.
  • Age ≥18 years at the time of signing informed consent.
  • No known diagnosis of heart failure.
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Exclusion Criteria - Healthy Controls:

  • Myocardial infarction, stroke, hospitalization for heart failure, unstable angina pectoris or transient ischemic attack within 30 days prior to the day of screening.
  • Planned coronary, carotid, or peripheral artery revascularization.
  • Any other condition judged by the investigator to contribute to abnormal effort tolerance (such as heart failure due to restrictive cardiomyopathy or infiltrative conditions (e.g., amyloidosis), hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, anemia, or more than moderate mitral or aortic heart valve disease).
  • Wheelchair bound or orthopedic inability to exercise.
  • Chronic hypoxemia with need for oxygen supplementation.
  • Skeletal muscle myopathy.
  • History of rhabdomyolysis.
  • Participation in any clinical trial of an approved or non-approved device for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension within 30 days before screening.
  • Receipt of any investigational medicinal product within 30 days before screening.
  • Female who is pregnant, breast-feeding or intends to become pregnant or is of child-bearing potential and not using a highly effective contraceptive method.
  • Major surgery scheduled for the duration of the study, affecting walking ability in the opinion of the investigator.
  • Any disorder, including severe psychiatric disorder, suicidal behavior within 90 days before screening, and suspected drug abuse, which in the investigator´s opinion might jeopardize subject´s safety or compliance with the protocol.
  • The criteria will be assessed at the investigator’s discretion unless otherwise stated.

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria may apply.

Eligibility last updated 10/5/23. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.

 

 

Eligibility last updated 8/9/23. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Yogesh Reddy, M.B.B.S.

Open for enrollment

Contact information:

Colleen Irlbeck BAS, C.T.R.S.

(507) 266-6879

Irlbeck.Colleen@mayo.edu

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