Safety of Terbogrel in Patients With Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

August 21, 2014 updated by: Boehringer Ingelheim

An Open-label, Long-term Safety Evaluation of Terbogrel in Patients With Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

Study to assess the safety of terbogrel during open-label, long-term treatment in medically stable or improving patients with primary pulmonary hypertension who have completed the 12-week, double-blind randomized trial of terbogrel (protocol 528.19)

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

33

Phase

  • Phase 2

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients who

  • completed the preceding primary pulmonary hypertension, double-blinded clinical trial of terbogrel (protocol 528.19)
  • provide informed consent to participate in this trial
  • are in a stable or improving medical condition, in the opinion of the investigator
  • enter the study immediately upon their completion of the preceding double-blind Trial 528.19, or enter the study within one month of completing the preceding trial as long as their medical condition has remained stable or continues to improve in the interim

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Development of an unstable medical condition during or following completion of the preceding clinical trial which, in the investigator's opinion, may be worsened by treatment with terbogrel
  • Premature discontinuation of the preceding terbogrel clinical trial due to an adverse event or for any other reason
  • Pregnant or nursing women, or women of childbearing potential (less than one year postmenopausal or not surgically sterilized) who are not using adequate methods of birth control

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: Terbogrel

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of patients with adverse events
Time Frame: up to 18 months
up to 18 months
Number of patients with clinically significant findings in laboratory tests
Time Frame: up to 18 months
up to 18 months
Number of patients with clinically significant changes in ECG
Time Frame: up to 18 months
up to 18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in patient status
Time Frame: baseline, up to 18 months
change in New York Health Association (NYHA) class, need for treatment with Flolan or transplantation, death
baseline, up to 18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 1998

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2000

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 21, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

August 22, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 22, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2014

Last Verified

August 1, 2014

More Information

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