About this trial
ERASE PH-COPD is a randomized double-blind study, with 2 parallel groups. Patients with severe pulmonary hypertension due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, will be randomly assigned to receive Tadalafil orally or placebo.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients ≥ 18 and <85 years at inclusion,
Dyspnea WHO functional class II to IV,
a mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) >20
associated with normal pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PawP ≤15 mmHg)
Disqualifiers
Patients with a medical disorder, condition, or history of such that would impair the patient's ability to participate or complete this study in the opinion of the investigator,
Patients with underlying medical disorders and anticipated life expectancy below 12 months (eg active cancer disease with localized and/or metastasized tumor mass),
PH not due to chronic respiratory diseases (group 1, 2, 4 or 5 of the clinical classification of PH),
Other respiratory diseases: interstitial lung disease, sarcoidosis, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, histiocytosis, or untreated severe sleep apnea disorders,
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Tadalafil
- Placebo