A Long Term Extension Study Evaluating Safety Of Sildenafil Citrate When Used To Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) In Children

A Multicenter, Long-Term Extension Study to Assess Safety of Oral Sildenafil Citrate In The Treatment Of Subjects Who Have Completed Study A1481131

Active treatment, dose-blinded extension study evaluating the safety and long term efficacy of sildenafil citrate in children with PAH.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

234

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • SP
      • Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04012-909
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04023-062
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Santiago
      • Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Antioquia
      • Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Cundinamarca
      • Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Guatemala, Guatemala
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Budapest, Hungary, 1083
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Budapest, Hungary, 1096
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Szeged, Hungary, 6720
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Andhra Pradesh
      • Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, 500 001
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, 500 073
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Kerala
      • Kochi, Kerala, India, 682 041
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Bologna, Italy, 40138
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Tokyo, Japan
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Penang, Malaysia, 11600
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Penang, Malaysia, 10050
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Penang, Malaysia, 10900
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • DF
      • Mexico, DF, Mexico, 14080
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Krakow, Poland, 30-663
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Ruda Slaska, Poland, 41-703
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Warszawa, Poland, 04-730
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Zabrze, Poland, 41-800
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Moscow, Russian Federation, 115478
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Moscow, Russian Federation, 125412
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Lund, Sweden, 221 85
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 81346
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Taipei, Taiwan, 100
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Taipei, Taiwan, 11217
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • California
      • Palo Alto, California, United States, 34304
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Palo Alto, California, United States, 94305
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Stanford, California, United States, 94305
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Michigan
      • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Ohio
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98105
        • Pfizer Investigational Site

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 year to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must complete the 16 Week double-blind efficacy study A1481131.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any patient who did not complete Study A1481131.

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Sildenafil Low dose
Oral, subjects with body weight ≥8 - 20 kg: 20 mg 3 times a day (tid) subjects with body weight >20 - 45 kg: 40 mg 3 times a day (tid) subjects with body weight >45 kg: 80 mg 3 times a day (tid)
Oral,10 mg 3 times a day (tid), only subjects with body weight >20 kg
Oral, subjects with body weight ≥8 - 20 kg: 10 mg 3 times a day (tid); subjects with body weight >20 - 45 kg: 20 mg 3 times a day (tid); subjects with body weight >45 kg: 40 mg 3 times a day (tid)
Experimental: Sildenafil high dose
As per Protocol Amendment 8 (Aug 2011), all doses in the high dose treatment group were discontinued. Subjects who were receiving these doses and continued in the study were requested to down titrate.
Oral, subjects with body weight ≥8 - 20 kg: 20 mg 3 times a day (tid) subjects with body weight >20 - 45 kg: 40 mg 3 times a day (tid) subjects with body weight >45 kg: 80 mg 3 times a day (tid)
Oral,10 mg 3 times a day (tid), only subjects with body weight >20 kg
Oral, subjects with body weight ≥8 - 20 kg: 10 mg 3 times a day (tid); subjects with body weight >20 - 45 kg: 20 mg 3 times a day (tid); subjects with body weight >45 kg: 40 mg 3 times a day (tid)
Experimental: Sildenafil medium dose
As per Protocol Amendment 8 (August 2011), the dose 40 mg TID in the medium dose treatment group was discontinued. Subjects who were receiving this dose and continued in the study were requested to down titrate.
Oral, subjects with body weight ≥8 - 20 kg: 20 mg 3 times a day (tid) subjects with body weight >20 - 45 kg: 40 mg 3 times a day (tid) subjects with body weight >45 kg: 80 mg 3 times a day (tid)
Oral,10 mg 3 times a day (tid), only subjects with body weight >20 kg
Oral, subjects with body weight ≥8 - 20 kg: 10 mg 3 times a day (tid); subjects with body weight >20 - 45 kg: 20 mg 3 times a day (tid); subjects with body weight >45 kg: 40 mg 3 times a day (tid)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants Reporting at Least One Adverse Event
Time Frame: Up to Follow-Up visit (30 to 40 days after study completion or treatment discontinuation)
Safety was measured according to standard adverse event collection as described in the adverse event section of the results. Complete tables of the adverse events according to the A1481156 treatment groups are provided in the reported adverse event section.
Up to Follow-Up visit (30 to 40 days after study completion or treatment discontinuation)
Number of Participants Reporting Treatment-related Adverse Events
Time Frame: Up to Follow-Up visit (30 to 40 days after study completion or treatment discontinuation)
Safety was measured according to standard adverse event collection as described in the adverse event section of the results.
Up to Follow-Up visit (30 to 40 days after study completion or treatment discontinuation)
Number of Participants Reporting at Least One Serious Adverse Event
Time Frame: Up to Follow-Up visit (30 to 40 days after study completion or treatment discontinuation)
Safety was measured according to standard adverse event collection as described in the adverse event section of the results. Complete tables of the serious adverse events according to the A1481156 treatment groups are provided in the reported adverse event section.
Up to Follow-Up visit (30 to 40 days after study completion or treatment discontinuation)
Number of Participants Reporting Treatment-related Serious Adverse Events
Time Frame: Up to Follow-Up visit (30 to 40 days after study completion or treatment discontinuation)
All serious adverse events regardless of treatment group or suspected relationship to study drug were reported. Investigators were to provide independent determination of possible causality of any serious adverse event.
Up to Follow-Up visit (30 to 40 days after study completion or treatment discontinuation)
Number of Deaths Reported in the Study Prior to the Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) Recommendation of Dose Down Titration
Time Frame: Pre-DMC Recommendation dose down titration (04 August 2011)
Deaths were reported immediately independent of the circumstances or suspected cause at any time during the study through the last follow-up visit or 30 days after the last administration of study drug, whichever comes later.
Pre-DMC Recommendation dose down titration (04 August 2011)
Number of Deaths Reported During This Study
Time Frame: Last follow-up visit or 30 days after the last administration of study drug
Deaths were reported immediately independent of the circumstances or suspected cause at any time during the study through the last follow-up visit or 30 days after the last administration of study drug, whichever comes later.
Last follow-up visit or 30 days after the last administration of study drug
Discontinuation Due to Intolerability
Time Frame: Throughout the treatment duration (median treatment duration 1689 to 1744 days)
Participant who experienced drug-related intolerance, the participant's dose was reduced by 50%. If, after a dose reduction, the participant continued to appear intolerant, they were discontinued from study treatment.
Throughout the treatment duration (median treatment duration 1689 to 1744 days)
Downtitration in Dose Due to Intolerability.
Time Frame: Pre-DMC recomendation (04 August 2011)
Based on review of the survival data, DMC concluded that the high dose of sildenafil was associated with a harmful effect on survival when compared to the low dose. The DMC also expressed concern as to the potential dose-response relationship between increasing dose and mortality. Therefore, on 04 August 2011, the DMC recommended discontinuation of the 40 mg and 80 mg three times a day (TID) doses, as well as the 20 mg TID dose in children with body weight ≤20 kg. The protocol was amended per DMC recommendations.
Pre-DMC recomendation (04 August 2011)
Number of Participants With Deterioration Post Baseline in Visual Acuity Safety Tests
Time Frame: Week 36
Visual Acuity is measured either using the reduced Snellen test or via Teller cards, and was assessed in the left and right eyes separately. There were 9 lines on the reduced Snellen chart which were coded as 6/60, 6/36, 6/24, 6/18, 6/12, 6/9, 6/6, 6/5, 6/4 (where 6/60 was the easiest to read and 6/4 was the most difficult to read). If a participant experienced a visual adverse event the investigator was asked to perform additional ocular assessments either at the visit when the participant reported the visual adverse event or at an unplanned visit.
Week 36
Number of Participants With Deterioration Post Baseline in Color Vision Monitoring Safety Tests.
Time Frame: Week 36
Colour vision was measured where appropriate via the Farnsworth-Munsell D-15 Hue test. This test was performed in both eyes simultaneously or just in a single specific eye. If using a single eye the same eye was used throughout the study. In case of young participants an age-and-ability-appropriate evaluation such as the Ishihara Test for Unlettered Persons were conducted.
Week 36
Pediatric Cognitive Development Status at Week 16.
Time Frame: Week 16
Participant's cognitive development status was assessed at A1481156 baseline (Week 16 in A1481131; NCT00159913) using the physician assessment questions. Assessment question (i.e., compared to other children the participant's age group is this participant's cognitive development limited?) included the following criteria : severely limited, moderately limited, mildly limited and not limited.
Week 16
Pediatric Cognitive Development Status at Week 52.
Time Frame: Week 52
Participant's cognitive development status was assessed at Week 52 using the physician assessment questions. Assessment question (i.e., compared to other children the participant's age group is this participant's cognitive development limited?) included the following criteria : severely limited, moderately limited, mildly limited and not limited.
Week 52
Pediatric Motor Development Status at Week 16.
Time Frame: Week 16
Participant's motor development status was assessed at A1481156 baseline (Week 16 in A1481131; NCT00159913) using the physician assessment questions. Assessment question (i.e., compared to other children the participant's age group is this participant's motor development limited?) included the following criteria : severely limited, moderately limited, mildly limited and not limited.
Week 16
Pediatric Motor Development Status at Week 52
Time Frame: Week 52
Participant's motor development status was assessed at Week 52 using the physician assessment questions. Assessment question (i.e., compared to other children the participant's age group is this participant's motor development limited?) included the following criteria : severely limited, moderately limited, mildly limited and not limited.
Week 52

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Peak Volume of Oxygen (VO2) Consumed at Year 1 Using a Bicycle Ergometry Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPX)
Time Frame: 1 year
Exercise Tolerance Test (CPX test) was performed on developmentally able participants to determine the peak volume of VO2 consumed. Participants were assumed to be developmentally able if they had a CPX exercise assessment at any visit during study A1481131 (NCT00159913). The CPX tests were performed as close to trough plasma levels of sildenafil as possible, i.e., prior to dosing and at least 4 hours after the previous dose. If participants were able to perform the CPX test in Study A1481131 (NCT00159913), they were expected to be able to perform the exercise paradigm in the extension study (A1481156) unless their clinical condition had deteriorated and the investigator considered this was unsafe for the participant
1 year
Percentage Change From Baseline in Percent Predicted Peak VO2 at Year 1.
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 1
Exercise Tolerance Test (CPX test) was performed on developmentally able participants to measure the percent predicted peak VO2 at Week 16 and Year 1. Participants were assumed to be developmentally able if they had a CPX exercise assessment at any visit during study A1481131 (NCT00159913). The CPX tests were performed as close to trough plasma levels of sildenafil as possible, i.e., prior to dosing and at least 4 hours after the previous dose. If participants were able to perform the CPX test in Study A1481131 (NCT00159913), they were expected to be able to perform the exercise paradigm in the extension study (A1481156) unless their clinical condition had deteriorated and the investigator considered this was unsafe for the participant.
Baseline, Year 1
Percent Change From Baseline in Time to Maximum VO2 at Year 1
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 1
Exercise Tolerance Test (CPX test) was performed on developmentally able participants to determine the time to maximum VO2. Participants were assumed to be developmentally able if they had a CPX exercise assessment at any visit during study A1481131 (NCT00159913). The CPX tests were performed as close to trough plasma levels of sildenafil as possible, i.e., prior to dosing and at least 4 hours after the previous dose. If participants were able to perform the CPX test in Study A1481131 (NCT00159913), they were expected to be able to perform the exercise paradigm in the extension study (A1481156) unless their clinical condition had deteriorated and the investigator considered this was unsafe for the participant.
Baseline, Year 1
Percent Change From Baseline in Respiratory Exchange Ratio at Year 1
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 1
This is the ratio of carbon dioxide (CO2) produced to O2 consumed [VCO2/VO2]. Exercise Tolerance Test was performed on developmentally able participants to determine the respiratory exchange ratio on week 16 and Year 1. Participants were assumed to be developmentally able if they had a CPX exercise assessment at any visit during study A1481131 (NCT00159913).
Baseline, Year 1
Percent Change From Start of Sildenafil in Total Ventilation (VE) to Year 1
Time Frame: Year 1
Exercise Tolerance Test (CPX test) was performed on developmentally able participants to determine the total ventilation. Participants were assumed to be developmentally able if they had a CPX exercise assessment at any visit during study A1481131 (NCT00159913). The CPX tests were performed as close to trough plasma levels of sildenafil as possible, i.e., prior to dosing and at least 4 hours after the previous dose. If participants were able to perform the CPX test in Study A1481131 (NCT00159913), they were expected to be able to perform the exercise paradigm in the extension study (A1481156) unless their clinical condition had deteriorated and the investigator considered this was unsafe for the participant.
Year 1
Percentage Change From Baseline in End Tidal Oxygen (O2) at Year 1.
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 1
Exercise Tolerance Test (CPX test) was performed on developmentally able participants to measure the End Tidal O2 at Year 1. Participants were assumed to be developmentally able if they had a CPX exercise assessment at any visit during study A1481131 (NCT00159913). The CPX tests were performed as close to trough plasma levels of sildenafil as possible, i.e., prior to dosing and at least 4 hours after the previous dose. If participants were able to perform the CPX test in Study A1481131 (NCT00159913), they were expected to be able to perform the exercise paradigm in the extension study (A1481156) unless their clinical condition had deteriorated and the investigator considered this was unsafe for the participant.
Baseline, Year 1
Percentage Change From Baseline in End Tidal Carbon Dioxide (CO2) at Year 1.
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 1
Exercise Tolerance Test (CPX test) was performed on developmentally able participants to measure the End Tidal CO2 at Year 1. Participants were assumed to be developmentally able if they had a CPX exercise assessment at any visit during study A1481131 (NCT00159913). The CPX tests were performed as close to trough plasma levels of sildenafil as possible, i.e., prior to dosing and at least 4 hours after the previous dose. If participants were able to perform the CPX test in Study A1481131 (NCT00159913), they were expected to be able to perform the exercise paradigm in the extension study (A1481156) unless their clinical condition had deteriorated and the investigator considered this was unsafe for the participant.
Baseline, Year 1
Percentage Change From Baseline in Anaerobic Threshold at Year 1.
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 1
Exercise Tolerance Test (CPX test) was performed on developmentally able participants to measure the anaerobic threshold at Week 16 and Year 1. Participants were assumed to be developmentally able if they had a CPX exercise assessment at any visit during study A1481131 (NCT00159913). The CPX tests were performed as close to trough plasma levels of sildenafil as possible, i.e., prior to dosing and at least 4 hours after the previous dose. If participants were able to perform the CPX test in Study A1481131 (NCT00159913), they were expected to be able to perform the exercise paradigm in the extension study (A1481156) unless their clinical condition had deteriorated and the investigator considered this was unsafe for the participant.
Baseline, Year 1
Summary of Shift in Changes From Start of Sildenafil in World Health Organization Pulmonary Hypertension (WHO PH) Functional Class by A1481156 Treatment Group at Year 1.
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 1
The WHO PH functional classification was as follows: Class I : Participants with PH but without resulting limitation of physical activity. Class II : Participants with PH resulting in slight limitation of physical activity. Class III : Participants with PH resulting in marked limitation of physical activity. Class IV : Participants with PH with inability to carry out any physical activity without symptoms. Changes from baseline in functional class were summarized at Years 1, 2, 3, and 4. Numbers of participants improving by 3 classes, improving by 2 classes, improving by 1 class, not changing, worsening by 1 class, worsening by 2 classes or worsening by 3 classes from A1481131 baseline at Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 were evaluated.
Baseline, Year 1
Summary of Shift in Changes From Start of Sildenafil in WHO PH Functional Class by A1481156 Treatment Group at Year 2.
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 2
The WHO PH functional classification was as follows: Class I : Participants with PH but without resulting limitation of physical activity. Class II : Participants with PH resulting in slight limitation of physical activity. Class III : Participants with PH resulting in marked limitation of physical activity. Class IV : Participants with PH with inability to carry out any physical activity without symptoms. Changes from baseline in functional class were summarised at Years 1, 2, 3, and 4. Numbers of participants improving by 3 classes, improving by 2 classes, improving by 1 class, not changing, worsening by 1 class, worsening by 2 classes or worsening by 3 classes from A1481131 baseline at Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 were evaluated.
Baseline, Year 2
Summary of Shift in Changes From Start of Sildenafil in WHO PH Functional Class by A1481156 Treatment Group at Year 3.
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 3
The WHO PH functional classification was as follows: Class I : Participants with PH but without resulting limitation of physical activity. Class II : Participants with PH resulting in slight limitation of physical activity. Class III : Participants with PH resulting in marked limitation of physical activity. Class IV : Participants with PH with inability to carry out any physical activity without symptoms. Changes from baseline in functional class were summarised at Years 1, 2, 3, and 4. Numbers of participants improving by 3 classes, improving by 2 classes, improving by 1 class, not changing, worsening by 1 class, worsening by 2 classes or worsening by 3 classes from A1481131 (NCT00159913) baseline at Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 were evaluated.
Baseline, Year 3
Summary of Shift in Changes From Start of Sildenafil in WHO PH Functional Class by A1481156 Treatment Group at Year 4.
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 4
The WHO PH functional classification was as follows: Class I : Participants with PH but without resulting limitation of physical activity. Class II : Participants with PH resulting in slight limitation of physical activity. Class III : Participants with PH resulting in marked limitation of physical activity. Class IV : Participants with PH with inability to carry out any physical activity without symptoms. Changes from baseline in functional class were summarised at Years 1, 2, 3, and 4. Numbers of participants improving by 3 classes, improving by 2 classes, improving by 1 class, not changing, worsening by 1 class, worsening by 2 classes or worsening by 3 classes from A1481131 baseline at Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 were evaluated.
Baseline, Year 4
Additions From Baseline in Background Therapy up to the End of Study
Time Frame: Up to the end of study
This was defined as an addition or discontinuation in the class(es) of drugs used as background medication (e.g., anticoagulants, oxygen, diuretics, calcium channel blockers, and digoxin) compared to baseline of Study A1481131 (NCT00159913).
Up to the end of study
Change From Baseline in Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form (CHQ-PF28) as Assessed by the Psychosocial Scale at Year 1.
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 1
CHQ: 50-item, 15 subscale parent or legal guardian assessed instrument of child's physical, emotional, social well-being, and relative burden of disease on the parents; rated on Likert-type scale: range 0 to 100; higher scores indicate a more positive health status. Global indicators for Physical Health and Psychosocial Health are weighted composites derived from subscale items using scoring algorithms (transformed scores); range 0 to 100: higher scores indicate more positive health status.
Baseline, Year 1
Change From Baseline in Child Health Questionnaire-Parent Form (CHQ-PF28) as Assessed by the Physical Scale at Year 1.
Time Frame: Baseline, Year 1
CHQ: 50-item, 15 subscale parent or legal guardian assessed instrument of child's physical, emotional, social well-being, and relative burden of disease on the parents; rated on Likert-type scale: range 0 to 100; higher scores indicate a more positive health status. Global indicators for Physical Health and Psychosocial Health are weighted composites derived from subscale items using scoring algorithms (transformed scores); range 0 to 100: higher scores indicate more positive health status.
Baseline, Year 1
Participant (Parent) Global Assessment at Year 1
Time Frame: Year 1
The participant (parent) global assessment of disease severity was assessed at Year 1 in this extension study. The number and percentage of participants markedly improved, moderately improved, mild improvement, no change, slightly worse, moderately worse, markedly worse were evaluated. Participants who withdrew from study treatment after at least 10 weeks of treatment were requested to perform the global assessments.
Year 1
Physician Global Assessment at Year 1
Time Frame: Year 1
The physician global assessment of disease severity was assessed at Year 1 in this extension study. The number and percentage of participants with markedly improved, moderately improved, mild improvement, no change, slightly worse, moderately worse, markedly worse were evaluated. Participants who withdrew from study treatment after at least 10 weeks of treatment were requested to perform the global assessments.
Year 1

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 8, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 8, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 12, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 1, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 28, 2021

Last Verified

January 1, 2021

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