Can a heart drug help Preemies' lungs?

NCT ID NCT03142568

Summary

This study tested the safety of the drug sildenafil in premature babies at risk for a serious lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). It involved 109 very premature infants in the hospital. Researchers gave different doses to see how the babies' bodies handled the drug and to check for any side effects.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Children's Hospital of Nevada at UMC

    Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States

  • Cohen Children's Medical Center of NY

    New Hyde Park, New York, 11040, United States

  • Golisano Children's Hospital - University of Rochester Medical Center

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • Health Sciences Centre Hospital

    Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3A 1R9, Canada

  • Monmouth Medical Center

    Long Branch, New Jersey, 07740, United States

  • Ochsner Baptist Medical Center

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70115, United States

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

    Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

  • University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville-Wolfson Children's Hospital

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States

  • University of Florida Jacksonville Shands Medical Center

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States

  • University of Illinois at Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • University of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40356, United States

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

  • University of Oklahoma

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States

  • WakeMed Health and Hospitals

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27610, United States

  • Wesley Medical Center

    Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States

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