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- Clinical Trial NCT00454558
An Open Multiple Dose Titration Study In Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
A Multicenter, Non-randomized, Non-blinded, Noncontrolled Study to Investigate the Impact of Multiple Doses of BAY 63-2521 on Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension in a 12-week 3 Times a Day Individual Dose Titration Scheme
This is a study to demonstrate the feasibility of an individual dose titration scheme based on the systolic blood pressure with a dose range from 1.0 mg TID to 2.5 mg TID. Patients suffering from chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) will be included. After diagnosis by an expert center, patients receive medication three times a day starting with 1.0 mg TID. The first tablets are given in the hospital, then the patients are allowed to go home and take the medication at home. After 2 weeks, patients return to the hospital for an ambulatory visit and the dose may be increased based on the actual condition of the patient (blood pressure and adverse events). Several measurements will be performed to test the efficacy of the drug and whether there are any unwanted reactions to the drug (blood tests, ECG, 6 minute walk test, imaging by Echo, quality of life scores). The dose of the drug will then be increased further until unwanted effects may occur or the blood pressure drops to low. The highest dose tested will be 2.5 mg TID. After 12 weeks the patient is going to stay in the hospital again and a right heart catheter is performed to examine the changes in hemodynamics after 12 weeks of treatment with the drug. If the patients give their consent they can enter a long-term extension trial continuing on BAY63-2521 with the dose reached after 12 weeks. Every 3 months an ambulatory visit at the specialist center will be performed including measurements of safety (blood tests, ECG, clinical assessment) and efficacy (6 minute walk test, Borg dyspnea scale, NT-pro BNP). Blood tests and ECG have been removed begin of 2013 as safety parameter by amendment 7; furthermore Borg dyspnea score and NT-proBNP have been removed as efficacy parameter.
Initially the inclusion of ten patients suffering from chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was planned. Later on the patient number was amended and 75 patients entered the trial.
Furthermore the trial duration was extended and a long term treatment with BAY63-2521 was offered to the patients. Finally 68 patients moved over to the long term extension period of the trial.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Berlin, Germany, 12559
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Hamburg, Germany, 20246
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Baden-Württemberg
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Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 69120
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Löwenstein, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 74245
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Bayern
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München, Bayern, Germany, 81377
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Regensburg, Bayern, Germany, 93042
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Hessen
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Bad Nauheim, Hessen, Germany, 61231
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Gießen, Hessen, Germany, 35392
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 17475
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Niedersachsen
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Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, 30625
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Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 50924
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Saarland
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Homburg, Saarland, Germany, 66421
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Sachsen
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Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, 01307
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Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, 04103
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Sachsen-Anhalt
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Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, 06120
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with CTEPH or PAH in NYHA class II or III
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with PDE 5 inhibitor or prostacycline pretreatment, relevant pulmonary diseases, relevant cardiac diseases, severe coagulation disorders, moderate to severe hepatic or renal insufficiency, pregnancy, hypotension
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Arm 1
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Biweekly uptitration of BAY63-2521 (Oral sGC Stimulator) starting from 1.0 mg TID up to 2.5 mg TID in steps of +0.5 mg according to safety and tolerability.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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To investigate the safety, tolerability and feasibility of individual titration of BAY63-2521 according to peripheral systolic blood pressure
Time Frame: 3 months
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3 months
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To investigate the long term safety and tolerability of BAY63-2521
Time Frame: max. 84 months
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max. 84 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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6MWT
Time Frame: max. 84 months
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max. 84 months
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Right heart catheter invasive hemodynamics
Time Frame: 3 months
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3 months
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WHO functional class assessment
Time Frame: max. 84 months
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max. 84 months
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NT-pro BNP
Time Frame: 75 months
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75 months
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Imaging by echo
Time Frame: 3 months
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3 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Belik J. Riociguat, an oral soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2009 Sep;10(9):971-9.
- Ghofrani HA, Hoeper MM, Halank M, Meyer FJ, Staehler G, Behr J, Ewert R, Weimann G, Grimminger F. Riociguat for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension: a phase II study. Eur Respir J. 2010 Oct;36(4):792-9. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00182909. Epub 2010 Jun 7.
- Halank M, Hoeper MM, Ghofrani HA, Meyer FJ, Stahler G, Behr J, Ewert R, Fletcher M, Colorado P, Nikkho S, Grimminger F. Riociguat for pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Results from a phase II long-term extension study. Respir Med. 2017 Jul;128:50-56. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2017.05.008. Epub 2017 May 16.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 12166
- 2006-003520-10 (EudraCT Number)
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