Clinical trialNCT03648385CompletedPhase 2Interventional

Effects of DHEA in Pulmonary Hypertension

SponsorRhode Island HospitalEnrollment26Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

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Summary

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The goal of this crossover trial is to determine whether the study drug dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) improves right ventricular longitudinal strain measured by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at 18 weeks AND 40 weeks compared to placebo and to assess side effects and safety in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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Investigators

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Corey E Ventetuolo, MD, MS
Brown University
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Rhode Island Hospital Pulmonary Hypertension Center
Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Drugs studied

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Prasterone →

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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 9 Jan 2019
Primary completion: 24 Jun 2024
Completion: 30 Dec 2024
Last update posted: 5 Nov 2025
Registered enrollment: 26
Registry id: NCT03648385

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