Ambrisentan (Letairis) for Sarcoidosis Associated Pulmonary Hypertension

July 31, 2018 updated by: Medical University of South Carolina
Hypothesis: Ambrisentan (Letairis ®) is safe and effective in treating pulmonary hypertension in patients with Sarcoidosis

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Primary Endpoint: Change in 6 minute walk distance.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • 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

  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
        • University of North Carolina Medical Center
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29466
        • Medical Univerrsity of South Carolina

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

18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Biopsy proven sarcoidosis
  • Mean pulmonary artery pressure > 25 mmHg at rest and greater than 30 mmHg with exercise by right heart catheterization within 1 year prior to entry into study
  • Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure ≤ 15 mmHg
  • PVR values >3.0 Woods units
  • Forced vital capacity (FVC) >40%
  • WHO functional class II or III
  • Stable sarcoidosis treatment regimen for three months prior to entry into study
  • 6 minute walk distance between 150-450 meters
  • Stable dose of antihypertensive medications
  • On no other medication to treat PAH (sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil, treprostinil, epoprostenol, iloprost, bosentan, sitaxsentan) within one month prior to enrollment and during duration of the study
  • Non-pregnant females

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Exercise limitation related to a non-cardiopulmonary reason (e.g. arthritis)
  • Severe systemic hypertension > 170/95
  • Patients with congestive heart failure (left ventricular dysfunction) or primary right ventricular dysfunction
  • Anticipation by the investigator for escalation in sarcoidosis treatment during the course of the study
  • Pulmonary hypertension related to etiology other than sarcoidosis (i.e. HIV, scleroderma, etc.)
  • Use within 1 month of an endothelin receptor antagonists (bosentan, sitaxsentan).
  • WHO functional class IV status
  • Patients with significant left ventricular dysfunction
  • Significant liver dysfunction not due to sarcoidosis.
  • Patients with severe other organ disease felt by investigators to impact on survival during the course of the study.

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: sarcoidosis associated pulmonary hypertension
Drug: Ambrisentan
ambrisentan 5 mg/day for month month, then 10 mg/day for 3 additional months
Other Names:
  • Letairis

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in 6 minute walk distance.
Time Frame: 4 months of therapy
4 months of therapy

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Medical University of South Carolina

Collaborators

Gilead Sciences

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 24, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 25, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

February 26, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 2, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 31, 2018

Last Verified

July 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 17747

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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