E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Cushing’s Syndrome |
Sindrome di Cushing |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Cushing’s Syndrome |
Sindrome di Cushing |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Hormonal diseases [C19] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10011652 |
E.1.2 | Term | Cushing's syndrome |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10014698 - Endocrine disorders |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | Yes |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
The Primary Objective is to evaluate the effects of PDE5Ai on LV torsion angle as kinetic parameter of cardiac remodeling, measured at cine cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) with tagging technique and contrast-enhanced in patients with CS cardiomyopathy
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Valutazione degli effetti dei PDE5i sull'angolo di torsione del ventricolo sinistro come parametro cinetico del rimodellamento cardiaco misurato alla cine Risonanza Magnetica cardiaca con tecnica tagging e mezzo di contrasto in pazienti affetti da Sindrome di Cushing |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
- Measurement of the effect of PDE5Ai on LV strain at CMR with tagging at baseline and after PDE5Ai administration
- Measurement of the effect of PDE5Ai on other kinetic parameters of left ventricle
- Measurement of the effect of PDE5Ai on LV mass and on inter ventricular septum (IVS) at CMR at baseline and after PDE5Ai administration
- Measurement of the effect of PDE5Ai on cardiac functional and performance parameters (EF, E/A, cardiac output) at CMR with tagging at baseline and after PDE5Ai administration
- Evaluation of the effect of PDE5Ai on cardiac fibrosis measured by CMR T1-mapping in patients with Cushing Syndrome (CS) and related cardiomyopathy;
- Evaluation of metabolic and neuroendocrine markers, pro-fibrotic and pro-inflammatory circulating chemokines related to the cardiomyopathy in CS;
- Evaluation of new potential molecular markers (circulating miRNAs) related to the cardiomyopathy in CS;
- Evaluation of the effect of PDE5Ai on body composition.
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- Misurazione dell'effetto dei PDE5Ai sullo strain del ventricolo sinistro alla CMR con tecnica tagging al baseline e dopo somministrazione dei PDE5Ai
- misurazione degli effetti dei PDE5Ai sui parametri cinetici del ventricolo sinistro (VS)
-misurazione degli effetti dei PDE5Ai sulla massa del VS e del setto interventricolare alla CMR al baseline e dopo somministrazione dei PDE5Ai
- misurazione degli effetti dei PDE5Ai sulla funzionalità cardiaca e sui parametri di perfomance (EF, E/A, cardiac output) al CMR al baseline e dopo somministrazione dei PDE5Ai
caratterizzazione della fibrosi cardiaca tramite T1 mapping
- Misurare l'effetto sui marcatori metabolici e neuroendocrini, profibrotici e proinfiammatori e sulle chemochine circolanti
- Valutazione di nuovi potenziali marker molecolari (miRNAs circolanti)
- Valutazione dell'effetto dei PDE5Ai sulla composizione corporea |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
age>18 yrs; patients (men and women) with previous diagnosis of CS, surgically and/or clinically treated according to current guidelines, with stable parameters of CS disease in the last 3 months, and with concomitant cardiac hypertrophy and/or diastolic dysfunction developed independently of CS care and detected by 2D echocardiography
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età> 18 anni; pazienti con precedente diagnosi di malattia di Cushing (CS) chirurgicamente e/o clinicamente trattata in accordo con le linee guida correnti, con parametri della CS stabili negli ultimi 3 mesi, e concomitante ipertrofia ventricolare sinistra e/o disfunzione diastolica sviluppata indipendentemente dalla CS e valutata all’ecocardiografia 2-d |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
congenital or valvular cardiomyopathy, recent ischemic heart disease or revascularization after a myocardical infarction (MI), and contraindications to tadalafil 20 mg use and to MRI examination |
Cardiomiopatie congenite o valvolari, recente infarto del miocardio o rivascolarizzazione dopo infarto del miocardio, controindicazioni all’uso del tadalafil (Cialis) e a sottoporsi alla Risonanza Magnetica. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Change of Left ventricular torsion (°)
assessed through CMR with tagging before and after treatment |
Cambiamento della torsione (°) del ventricolo sinistro valutata tramite RMC con tagging prima e dopo il trattamento |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
After 5 months of treatment |
Dopo 5 mesi di trattamento |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
1. Quantificazione della fibrosi miocardica con T1-mapping per stabilire nuovi parametri per la caratterizzazione della cardiomiopatica nella CS e gli effetti del trattamento, valutati tramite RMC prima e dopo il trattamento
2. Assessment of cardiac remodeling and inflammatory indices, endothelial function markers, oxidative stress markers in monocytes, and correlation with cardiac parameters assessed through CMR
3. Assessment of circulating microRNAs from plasma and white blood cells and correlation of their levels to basal torsion, strain and fibrosis
4. Assessment of circulating microRNAs from plasma and white blood cells and correlation of their levels torsion, strain and fibrosis after treatment
5. Assessment of circulating pro-fibrotic and pro-inflammatory chemokines (MCP-1 and TGF-beta) and correlation to torsion, strain and fibrosis at time 0 and after treatment
6. Change of parameters of body composition evaluated by MOC with total body DEXA scan
7. Change of cardiac strain (σ - longitudinal shortening: strain %), and of parameters of cardiac geometry and performance assessed through CMR with tagging before and after treatment |
1. Quantification of Myocardial fibrosis assessed with T1-mapping to estabilish new parameters for the carachterization of cardiomyophaty in CS and effects of the treatment, assessed through CMR before and after treatment
2. Valutazione dei marcatori di rimodellamento cardiaco, infiammazione, funzione endoteliale e stress ossidativo nei monociti e correlazione con i parametri cardiaci misurati tramite RMC
3. Valutazione dei microRNA circolanti da plasma e globuli bianchi e correlazione dei loro livelli con torsione, strain e fibrosi al basale
4. Valutazione dei microRNA circolanti da plasma e globuli bianchi e correlazione dei loro livelli con torsione, strain e fibrosi dopo trattamento
5. Valutazione delle chemochine circolanti pro-fibrotiche e pro-infiammatorie (MCP-1 e TGF-beta) e correlazione con torsione, strain e fibrosi al T0 e dopo trattamento
6. VAriazione dei parametri di composizione corporea valutati tramite MOC con tecnica DEXA total body
7. Cambiamento dello strain cardiaco (σ - accorciamento longitudinale in %), e dei parametri di geometria e performance cardiaca valutati tramite RMC con tagging prima e dopo il trattamento |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
1. 5 months after treatment
2. 5 months after treatment
3. T0 before treatment
4. 5 months after treatment
5. Before (T0) and after treatment (5 months)
6. 5 months after treatment
7. 5 months after treatment |
1. 5 mesi dopo il trattamento
2. 5 mesi dopo il trattamento
3. T0 pre-trattamento
4. 5 mesi dopo il trattamento
5. Prima (T0) e dopo il trattamento (5 mesi)
6. 5 mesi dopo il trattamento
7. 5 mesi dopo il trattamento |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 1 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 1 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 1 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 6 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |