Viagra for fingers? drug tested to heal scleroderma ulcers

NCT ID NCT01295736

First seen May 14, 2026 · Last updated May 14, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether sildenafil (the drug in Viagra) can speed up healing of painful finger ulcers in people with scleroderma. 84 participants received either sildenafil or a placebo for 90 days. The main goal was to see how long it took for the ulcers to heal.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Dijon

    Dijon, Côte d'Or, 21000, France

  • CHU Dupuytren / Médecine Interne

    Limoges, Haute Vienne, 87042, France

  • CHU Dupuytren / dermatology

    Limoges, Haute Vienne, 87042, France

  • CHU de Caen

    Caen, Calvados, 14033, France

  • CHU de Reims

    Reims, Marne, 51092, France

  • CHU de Rennes

    Rennes, Ile Et Vilaine, 35203, France

  • Cochin Hospital

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France

  • Cochin Hospital / Médecine Interne

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France

  • Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75674, France

  • Hautepierre Hospital

    Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, 67098, France

  • Hôpital Edouard Herriot

    Lyon, 69437, France

  • Jean Verdier Hospital

    Bondy, Île-de-France Region, 93130, France

  • La Pitié - Salpétriêre Hospital

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75013, France

  • Nord Hospital

    Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, 13915, France

  • Saint Antoine Hospital

    Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75571, France

  • St Louis Hospital

    Paris, PARIS, 75010, France

  • University Hospital, Amiens

    Amiens, Somme, 80000, France

  • University Hospital, Fort de France

    Fort de France, Martinique, 97 261, France

  • University Hospital, Grenoble

    Grenoble, Isère, 38043, France

  • University Hospital, Lille

    Lille, Nord, 59037, France

  • University Hospital, Nantes

    Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, 44000, France

  • University Hospital, Nice

    Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, 06000, France

  • University Hospital, Rouen

    Rouen, Seine-Maritime, 76000, France

  • University Hospital, Tours

    Tours, Indre-et-Loire, 37000, France

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