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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis(IPF) is chronic progressive fibrosing lung disease of unknown cause. There is no effective therapy yet for this disease and the mean survival in most reports is about 3 years after the diagnosis. Because of the stiff fibrosis of the lung, pulmonary hypertension is the late complication of IPF and its development heralds a very poor outcome of the patients. For the primary pulmonary hypertension, recently the effective drugs have been available. However, there is no study about the efficacy of these drugs in the patients with pulmonary hypertension secondary to pulmnary fibrosis, and the aim of this trial is to study the safty and efficacy of "Iloprost," one of the safe and effective drugs in primary pulmonary hypertension.
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iloprost inhalation | Drug |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | ||
| Pulmonary arterial pressure | ||
| Exercise capacity (6 minute walking test) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 6 minute walking test: Min. oxygen saturation. | ||
| NYHA class, | ||
| Quality of life (St. George Respiratory questionnaires) |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dong Soon Kim, MD | Contact | 822-3010-3132 | dskim@amc.seoul.kr | |
| Sook Hee Jung, RN | Contact | 8211-9858-9228 | 79suk-hee@hanmail.net |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Dong Soon Kim, MD | Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University | Seoul | 138-736 | South Korea |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011658 | Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| D006976 | Hypertension, Pulmonary |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D017563 | Lung Diseases, Interstitial |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D005355 | Fibrosis |
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| Pulmonary vascular resistance, cardiac output. |
| Increment of pulmonary arterial pressure after the exercise |
| 6) Pulmonary function test |
| D010335 |
| Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D006973 | Hypertension |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |