Clinical Trial: Efficacy of Ambrisentan in Limited Scleroderma Patients in Improving Blood Flow to Hands or Feet

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Evaluation of the Effect of Ambrisentan on Digital Microvascular Flow in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Using Laser Doppler Perfusion Imaging

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a drug called ambrisentan, approved by the FDA for use in pulmonary hypertension (a condition where there is increased pressure in the right side of the heart) in scleroderma patients, to see if this medicine may be beneficial in relieving and/or preventing Raynaud's flares in you and other patients like you. This medicine may have some short-term and long-term benefits in persons with scleroderma