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Phase 3 N=400 Randomized Quadruple-blind Treatment

Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal Assessment Trial

Single Ventricle Heart Disease

Enrolled (actual)
400
Serious AEs
6.0%
Results posted
May 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Maximal VO2 From Baseline to Week 26 Using Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF) — -0.23; -0.89 mL/kg/min — p=0.092

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
Udenafil (Drug); Placebo (Drug)
Age
Pediatric, Adult · 12+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Mezzion Pharma Co. Ltd
Primary completion
Dec 2018

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change in Maximal VO2 From Baseline to Week 26 Using Last Observation Carried Forward (LOCF)
-0.23; -0.89 0.092
SECONDARY
Change in Myocardial Performance Index (MPI) From Baseline to Week 26
-0.02; 0.01 0.024 sig
SECONDARY
Change in Log-transformed Reactive Hyperemia Index (InRH) From Baseline to Week 26
0.06; 0.04 0.591
SECONDARY
Change in Serum Brain-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) From Baseline to Week 26.
0.08; 0.03 0.169
SECONDARY
Change in VO2 at VAT
-0.07; -0.68 0.012 sig
SECONDARY
Change in Work Rate at VAT From Baseline to Week 26 With LOCF
3.46; 0.31 0.029 sig
SECONDARY
Change in VE/VCO2 at VAT From Baseline to Week 26
-0.76; -0.05 0.011 sig
SECONDARY
Change in Respiratory Rate at Maximal Exercise Effort From Baseline to Week 26 Using LOCF
-1.01; -1.44 0.696
SECONDARY
Change in Minute Oxygen Consumption at Maximal Exercise Effort From Baseline to Week 26
1.15; -0.10 0.915
SECONDARY
Change in Work Rate at Maximal Exercise Effort Between Baseline and Week 26 Using LOCF
2.99; 2.45 0.891
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Generic Core Scales - Physical Functioning Subscale (Child Reported)
2.08; 1.53 0.691
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Generic Core Scales - Physical Functioning Subscale (Parent Reported)
2.74; 1.94 0.985
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Generic Core Scales - Psychosocial Health Subscale (Child Reported)
2.84; 1.74 0.273
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Generic Core Scales - Psychosocial Health Subscale (Parent Reported)
2.64; 2.15 0.966
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Inventory - Cardiac Module Scale - Treatment II Subscale (Child-reported)
0.24; -0.09 0.706
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Inventory - Cardiac Module Scale - Perceived Physical Appearance Subscale
2.45; 0.78 0.382
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Inventory - Cardiac Module Scale - Treatment Anxiety Subscale
3.37; 1.66 0.236
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Inventory - Cardiac Module Scale - Cognitive Problems Subscale
2.19; 3.05 0.543
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Inventory - Cardiac Module Scale - Communication Problems Subscale
1.82; 4.36 0.352
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Cardiac Quality of Life Inventory (PCQLI) Total Score-Ages 8 to 12 (Child Reported)
3.26; -2.37 0.533
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Cardiac Quality of Life Inventory (PCQLI) Total Score-Ages 8 to 12 (Parent Reported)
-0.91; -4.44 0.654
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Cardiac Quality of Life Inventory (PCQLI) Total Score-Ages 13 to 18 (Child Reported)
-0.08; 0.09 0.963
SECONDARY
Change in Pediatric Cardiac Quality of Life Inventory (PCQLI) Total Score-Ages 13 to 18 (Parent Reported)
0.36; -1.60 0.246

Summary

This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of udenafil, an orally administered, potent and selective inhibitor of PDE5, versus placebo for the treatment of adolescent subjects who have undergone the Fontan procedure.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Males and females with Fontan physiology who are 12 to less than 19 years of age at enrollment.
  • Participant consent or parental/guardian consent and participant assent
  • Participant fluency in primary language of country in which study is being conducted

Exclusion Criteria

  • Weight 4 mmHg between the regions proximal and distal to the obstruction as measured by either catheterization or echocardiography, obtained prior to screening for the trial.
  • Single lung physiology with greater than 80% flow to one lung.
  • VO2 less than 50%
  • Severe ventricular dysfunction assessed qualitatively by clinical echocardiography within six months prior to enrollment.
  • Severe valvar regurgitation, ventricular outflow obstruction, or aortic arch obstruction assessed by clinical echocardiography within six months prior to enrollment.
  • Significant renal (serum creatinine > 2.0), hepatic (serum AST and/or ALT > 3 times upper limit of normal), gastrointestinal or biliary disorders that could impair absorption, metabolism or excretion of orally administered medications, based on laboratory assessment six weeks prior to screening for the trial.
  • Inability to complete exercise testing at baseline screening.
  • History of PDE-5 inhibitor use within 3 months before study onset.
  • History of any other medication for treatment of pulmonary hypertension within 3 months before study onset.
  • Known intolerance to oral udenafil.
  • Frequent use of medications or other substances that inhibit or induce CYP3A4.
  • Current use of alpha-blockers or nitrates.
  • Ongoing or planned participation in another research protocol that would either prevent successful completion of planned study testing or invalidate its results.
  • Noncardiac medical, psychiatric, and/or social disorder that would prevent successful completion of planned study testing or would invalidate its results.
  • Cardiac care, ongoing or planned, at a non-study center that would impede study completion.
  • For females: Pregnancy at the time of screening, pregnancy planned before study completion, or refusal to use an acceptable method of contraception for study duration if sexually active.
  • Unable to abstain or limit intake of grapefruit juice during the duration of the trial.
  • Refusal to provide written informed consent/assent.
  • In the opinion of the primary care physician, the subject is likely to be non-compliant with the study protocol.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02741115). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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