Efficacy and Safety of Oral Bosentan on Healing/Prevention of Digital (Finger) Ulcers in Patients With Scleroderma (RAPIDS-2)

January 31, 2025 updated by: Actelion

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multi-center Study to Assess the Effect of Bosentan on Healing and Prevention of Ischemic Digital Ulcers in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

In an earlier clinical trial, RAPIDS-1, conducted in scleroderma patients with or without digital ulcers at baseline, bosentan significantly reduced the number of new digital ulcers versus placebo. The purpose of the present trial (RAPIDS-2) is to evaluate the prevention and healing effects of bosentan versus placebo on digital ulcers over a 24-week treatment period.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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188

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4V2
        • Janet Pope, MD
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X5
        • Peter Lee, MD
    • Quebec
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 4M1
        • Eric Rich, MD
      • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T1E2
        • Murray Baron, MD
  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35249-7201
        • Barri Fessler, MD
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1670
        • Daniel Furst, MD
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80010
        • David Collier, MD
    • Connecticut
      • Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030-1310
        • Naomi Rothfield, MD
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
        • Michael Ellman, MD
    • Louisiana
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
        • Mittie Doyle, MD
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224
        • Frederick Wigley, MD
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118-2394
        • Joseph Korn, MD
    • Michigan
      • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49503
        • Richard Martin, MD
    • Minnesota
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
        • Thomas Osborn, MD
    • New Jersey
      • New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903
        • Vivien Hsu, MD
    • New York
      • Albany, New York, United States, 12206
        • Lee Shapiro, MD
      • Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
        • Avram Goldberg, MD
    • Ohio
      • Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43614
        • Bashar Kahaleh, MD
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
        • Chris Derk, MD
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15261
        • Thomas Medsger, MD
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
        • Edwin Smith, MD
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Maureen Mayes, MD
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101
        • Jerry Molitor, MD
      • Spokane, Washington, United States, 99204
        • Howard Kenney, MD
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53211
        • Mary Ellen Csuka, MD

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Main Inclusion Criteria:

  • Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), diffuse or limited.
  • SSc patients with at least one digital ulcer at baseline qualifying as a cardinal ulcer.

Main Exclusion Criteria:

  • Digital ulcers due to conditions other than SSc.
  • Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) (Who class III and IV).
  • Malabsorption or any severe organ failure (e.g., lung, kidney, liver) or any life-threatening condition.
  • Treatment with parenteral prostanoids (prostaglandin E, epoprostenol, or prostacyclin analogs) during the past 3 months prior to randomization.
  • Treatment with inhaled or oral prostanoids one month prior to randomization.
  • Previous treatment with bosentan.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Bosentan
The patients received bosentan 62.5 mg twice daily (b.i.d.) for 4 weeks and then 125 mg b.i.d. for 20 weeks
Drug: Bosentan 62.5 mg
Oral tablets containing 62.5 mg of bosentan
Other Names:
  • Ro 47-0203
Drug: Bosentan 125 mg
Oral tablets containing 125 mg of bosentan
Other Names:
  • Ro 47-0203
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
The patients received the matching placebo for 24 weeks
Drug: Placebo
Oral tablets matching bosentan 62.5-mg tablets and bosentan 125-mg tablets

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time to complete healing of the cardinal ulcer (CU) up to Week 24 in patients with CU healing maintained for 12 weeks
Time Frame: 24 weeks
24 weeks
Total number of new digital ulcers per patient up to Week 24
Time Frame: 24 weeks
24 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline to Week 24 in hand pain
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24
Pain assessed on visual analog scales
Baseline and Week 24
Change from baseline to Week 24 in hand disability
Time Frame: Baseline and Week 24
Hand disability indexed assessed using the Health Assessment Questionaire (HAQ)
Baseline and Week 24
Proportion of subjects with treatment-emergent adverse events
Time Frame: up to 32 weeks (8 week post-treatment follow-up)
up to 32 weeks (8 week post-treatment follow-up)
Proportion of subjects with liver function abnormalities
Time Frame: Every 4 weeks up to Week 24
Increase in aminotransferases
Every 4 weeks up to Week 24

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Actelion

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: James Seibold, MD, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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October 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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March 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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May 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 10, 2004

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 10, 2004

First Posted (Estimated)

First Posted

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February 11, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 31, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • AC-052-331

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