Clinical trial Recruiting at 38 sites Phase 3 Interventional Ages 12 to 18

Evaluating udenafil for adolescents after Fontan procedure

Official title: Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal Assessment Trial (FUEL-2)

Run by Mezzion Pharma Co. Ltd · NCT05918211 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing if a new medication called udenafil can help teenagers who have had heart surgery feel better and exercise more easily.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages12 Years to 18 Years
SexAll
Enrollment436 (estimated)
SponsorMezzion Pharma Co. Ltd
Industry-sponsored
Locations40 sites (Phoenix, Arizona and 39 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedOctober 30, 2023
Main results expectedOctober 28, 2025
Study endsOctober 28, 2025
Registry record updatedOctober 28, 2025
Trial IDNCT05918211 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adolescents aged 12 to less than 19 years who have undergone the Fontan procedure.

Probably not a fit

Patients with significant heart complications or those listed for heart transplantation may not benefit from this study.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of udenafil, a selective PDE5 inhibitor, compared to a placebo in adolescents aged 12 to 19 who have undergone the Fontan procedure for single ventricle heart disease. Conducted over 26 weeks, this multicenter, randomized, double-blinded trial will measure changes in peak minute oxygen consumption using maximal cardiopulmonary exercise tests. Participants will be monitored for improvements in exercise capacity and overall heart function.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could enhance exercise capacity and quality of life for adolescents with Fontan physiology.

How similar studies have gone: Previous studies on PDE5 inhibitors have shown promise in improving exercise capacity in similar patient populations, suggesting potential for success in this approach.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

1. Males and females with Fontan physiology who are 12 to less than 19 years of age at enrollment.
2. Participant consent or parental/guardian consent and participant assent.
3. Participant fluency in primary language of country in which study is being conducted.
4. Current antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Height \< 132 cm.
2. Weight \< 40 kg.
3. Hospitalization for acute decompensated heart failure within the last 12 months.
4. Current intravenous inotropic drugs.
5. Undergoing evaluation for heart transplantation or listed for transplantation.
6. Diagnosis of active protein losing enteropathy or plastic bronchitis within the last 3 years, or a history of liver cirrhosis.
7. Known Fontan baffle obstruction, branch pulmonary artery stenosis, or pulmonary vein stenosis resulting in a mean gradient of \> 4 mmHg between the regions proximal and distal to the obstruction as measured by either catheterization or echocardiography, obtained prior to screening for the trial.
8. Single lung physiology with greater than 80% flow to one lung.
9. Failure to achieve maximal exertion (defined as RER \< 1.10) on screening/baseline exercise test.
10. Peak minute oxygen consumption (VO2) less than 45% or ≥ 80% of predicated for age and gender at enrollment.
11. Severe ventricular dysfunction assessed qualitatively by clinical echocardiography within 6 months prior to enrollment.
12. Severe valvar regurgitation, ventricular outflow obstruction, or severe aortic arch obstruction assessed by clinical echocardiography within six months prior to enrollment.
13. History of significant renal (serum creatinine \> 2.0), hepatic (serum AST and/or ALT \> 3 times upper limit of normal), gastrointestinal or biliary disorders that could impair absorption, metabolism or excretion of orally administered medications.
14. Inability to complete exercise testing at baseline screening.
15. Subjects with a pacemaker whose heart rate at peak exercise is controlled by the extrinsic pacemaker as opposed to a native atrial rhythm.
16. History of PDE-5 inhibitor use within 12 months prior to enrollment. (Treatment is defined as chronic therapy as opposed to a single dose.)
17. History of any other medication for treatment of pulmonary hypertension within 3 months before study onset.
18. Known intolerance to oral udenafil.
19. Frequent use of medications or other substances that inhibit or induce CYP3A4.
20. Current use of alpha-blockers or nitrates.
21. Ongoing or planned participation in another research protocol that would either prevent successful completion of planned study testing or invalidate its results.
22. Noncardiac medical, psychiatric, and/or social disorder that would prevent successful completion of planned study testing or would invalidate its results.
23. Cardiac care, ongoing or planned, at a non-study center that would impede study completion.
24. For females: Pregnancy at the time of screening, pregnancy planned before study completion, or refusal to use an acceptable method of contraception for study duration if sexually active.
25. Unable to abstain or limit intake of grapefruit juice and grapefruit containing drinks during the duration of the trial.
26. Refusal to provide written informed consent/assent.
27. In the opinion of the investigator, the subject is likely to be non-compliant with the study protocol.
28. History of clinically significant thromboembolic event, in the option of the site Principal Investigator, that may put the subject at increased risk of a subsequent event while participating in the study.
29. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination or symptoms of COVID-19 infection within 7 days of Visit 1.
30. Not taking antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy.

Where it's running

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Phoenix, Arizona, United States
    Recruiting
  • Arkansas Children's
    Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Rady Children's Hospital
    San Diego, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
    San Francisco, California, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Hospital of Colorado
    Denver, Colorado, United States
    Recruiting
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  • Yale School of Medicine
    New Haven, Connecticut, United States
    Recruiting
  • Nemours Children's Hospital
    Wilmington, Delaware, United States
    Recruiting
  • Childrens National Medical Center
    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
    Recruiting
  • UF Health Shands Hospital
    Gainesville, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
    Hollywood, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
    St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
    Atlanta, Georgia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Hospital of Georgia
    Augusta, Georgia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Lurie Children's Hospital
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
    Recruiting
  • Boston Children's Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
    Kansas City, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • Washington University
    St Louis, Missouri, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Nebraska Children's Hospital and Medical Center
    Omaha, Nebraska, United States
    Recruiting
  • New York-Presbyterian Children's Hospital
    New York, New York, United States
    Recruiting
  • Duke University Medical Center
    Durham, North Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Columbus, Ohio, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
    Recruiting
  • MUSC Pediatric Research Group
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States
    Recruiting
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, Tennessee, United States
    Recruiting
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Dallas, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • Texas Children's Hospital
    Houston, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • Primary Children's Medical Center
    Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
    Recruiting
  • Seattle Children's Hospital
    Seattle, Washington, United States
    Recruiting
  • Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
    Recruiting
  • Sejong General Hospital
    Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Seoul National University Children's Hospital
    Seoul, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Yonsei Severance Hospital
    Seoul, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Mt. Sinai Children's Hospital
    New York, New York, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • Dana.Amaro@atriumhealth.org
    Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
    Not yet recruiting

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