Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:40 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:40 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01444651
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age \> 18 years and \< 50 years
* BMI \> 30 kg/m2
* Fasting insulin \> 10 uU/mL
Exclusion Criteria:
* Systolic blood pressure (SBP) \< 100, \> 150 mmHg
* Current anti-hypertensive medication use, including diuretics
* Current use of organic nitrates
* Current use of PDE-5 inhibitors (sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil)
* History of reaction to PDE-5 inhibitors
* Known HIV infection
* Use of medications that strongly alter CYP3A4 activity
* History of myocardial infarction, angina, uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or seizure
* Known non-arteritic ischemic optic retinopathy (NAIOR)
* History of hearing loss
* Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 by the modified diet in renal disease (MDRD) equation
* Hepatic transaminase (AST and ALT) levels greater than three times the upper limit of normal
* Known pregnancy or those unwilling to avoid pregnancy during the course of the study
* History of priapism
* Use in excess of four alcoholic drinks daily
* History of diabetes mellitus or use of anti-diabetic medications
* Known anemia (men, Hct \< 38% and women, Hct \< 36%)
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
50 Years
Study:
NCT01444651
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01444651