Heart drug udenafil tested for long-term safety in teens with rare heart defect

NCT ID NCT03013751

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at the long-term safety of udenafil in 301 adolescents with single ventricle heart disease who had Fontan surgery. Participants took the drug for 52 weeks. The main goal was to track side effects, with secondary measures including exercise capacity and blood vessel function.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

udenafil

What this could lead to

If successful, this could support the long-term use of udenafil to help manage heart function in adolescents with single ventricle heart disease.

What could go wrong

This is a safety extension study, not designed to prove effectiveness. The drug may not improve outcomes and could have side effects.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

univentricular cardiopathy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Cedars/Sinai Heart Institute

    Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • Children's Hospital of New York

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States

  • Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

    Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20008, United States

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Heart Institute

    St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, United States

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States

  • Nemours Cardiac Center/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

    Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital/Children's Heart Center at Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States

  • Primary Children's Medical Hospital/Dept. of Pediatric Cardiology

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States

  • Rady Children's Hospital

    San Diego, California, 92123, United States

  • Riley Hospital for Children/Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46201, United States

  • Seattle Children's Hosptial

    Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

  • Sejong General Hospital

    Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 14754, South Korea

  • Seoul National University Children's Hospital

    Seoul, 110-744, South Korea

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario, ON M5G 1X8, Canada

  • University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center/C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-4204, United States

  • Washington University St. Louis/St.Louis Children's Hospital

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States