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Withdrawal of Prostacyclin Pathway Therapy in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Receiving Sotatercept (WATERLOO) (WATERLOO)

13 juillet 2026 mis à jour par: University of Alberta

Withdrawal of Background Prostacyclin Pathway Therapy in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Receiving Sotatercept: an Open Label Non-inferiority Trial

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare lung disease that leads to elevated blood pressure in the lungs and strain on the right side of the heart. For many years, treatments for PAH have included drugs that target the prostacyclin pathway using intravenous, subcutaneous, oral, and inhaled drugs. These drugs help widen the blood vessels in the lungs so the heart does not have to work as hard. However, these medicines can cause side effects such as jaw pain, flushing, diarrhea, and nausea, and the pump therapy can be very hard to manage day-to-day.

A newer medicine called sotatercept works in a different way. It helps fix some of the root causes of PAH. Early reports suggest that some people do very well on sotatercept and may not need to keep taking their prostacyclin therapy. However, investigators do not yet know if it is safe to stop prostacyclin therapies or how to do so. This study, called WATERLOO, is designed to find out whether slowly stopping prostacyclin therapy while the participant is doing well on sotatercept is safe. Investigators will compare people who stop their prostacyclin therapy to people who keep taking it. This study is being done at PAH expert centres in Canada and Europe.

Aperçu de l'étude

Statut

Pas encore de recrutement

Les conditions

Intervention / Traitement

Type d'étude

Interventionnel

Inscription (Estimé)

78

Phase

  • N'est pas applicable

Contacts et emplacements

Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.

Coordonnées de l'étude

  • Nom: Canadian VIGOUR Centre Clinical Trial Project Lead
  • Numéro de téléphone: 1-800-707-9098
  • E-mail: waterloo@ualberta.ca

Lieux d'étude

  • Canada
    • Alberta
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
        • University of Alberta Hospital
        • Contact:
          • CVC Clinical Trial Project Lead
          • Numéro de téléphone: 1-800-707-9098
          • E-mail: waterloo@ualberta.ca

Critères de participation

Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.

Critère d'éligibilité

Âges éligibles pour étudier

  • Adulte
  • Adulte plus âgé

Accepte les volontaires sains

Non

La description

Inclusion Criteria: In order to be eligible for this study, a participant must meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Adults ≥ 18 years old diagnosed with PAH.
  2. Treatment with sotatercept for ≥6 months.
  3. Background therapy with ≥2 PAH vasodilator therapies, one of which is a parenteral prostacyclin or selexipag.
  4. At low or intermediate-low risk, defined using the 2022 ESC/ERS guidelines 4-strata risk assessment tool (Table 1).
  5. RHC at screening or historical within 8 weeks of screening, and after at least 6 months of sotatercept treatment, demonstrating a mPAP ≤40 mmHg and PVR ≤5 WU
  6. The ability to adhere to the study visit schedule and to comprehend and comply with all protocol requirements.
  7. Ability to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria: A potential participant who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

  1. Known intolerance to sotatercept
  2. A RHC at screening or historical within 8 weeks of screening and after ≥6 months of sotatercept treatment demonstrating mPAP > 40 mmHg or PVR > 5 WU.
  3. Hospitalization for worsening PAH or right heart failure within the 3 months prior to screening.
  4. Active listing for lung or heart/lung transplantation.
  5. Metastatic cancer or any other condition with a life expectancy < 6 months,
  6. Female patients who are pregnant or who are of childbearing age and are unwilling to use contraception during the study.
  7. History of ≥ 3 interruptions or missed doses of sotatercept for any reason within the previous 6 months prior to screening.
  8. Patients who received any investigational medication within 1 month prior to screening (unless known to be placebo) or who are scheduled to receive another investigational drug during the course of this study.

Plan d'étude

Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.

Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?

Détails de conception

  • Objectif principal: Traitement
  • Répartition: Randomisé
  • Modèle interventionnel: Affectation parallèle
  • Masquage: Aucun (étiquette ouverte)

Armes et Interventions

Groupe de participants / Bras
Intervention / Traitement
Aucune intervention: Control group / no change to therapy
The control group will continue prostacyclin pathway therapies as per their authorized indications, with no change in dosage.
Expérimental: Prostacyclin pathway therapy withdrawal
Dose de-escalation and discontinuation of parenteral prostacyclins analogues or selexipag
Procédure: Discontinuation of parenteral prostacyclins analogues or selexipag
Discontinuation of parenteral prostacyclins analogues or selexipag

Que mesure l'étude ?

Principaux critères de jugement

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Change in Mean Pulmonary Arterial Pressure (mPAP) From Baseline to 24 Weeks
Délai: Baseline to 24 weeks
Difference between the prostacyclin pathway therapy withdrawal group and the continuation group in the change in mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP), measured in mmHg, from baseline to Week 24 by right heart catheterization.
Baseline to 24 weeks

Mesures de résultats secondaires

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Time to First Occurrence of All-Cause Death or Clinical Worsening
Délai: Baseline to 24 weeks
Comparison between the prostacyclin pathway therapy withdrawal group and the continuation group in the time to first occurrence of the composite endpoint of all-cause death or clinical worsening. Clinical worsening is defined as any of the following: hospitalization for worsening PAH, decline in 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) ≥10% from baseline on two consecutive tests at least 4 hours apart accompanied by worsening WHO functional class, or worsening ESC/ERS 4-strata risk status.
Baseline to 24 weeks
Change in EmPHasis-10 Score From Baseline to Week 24
Délai: Baseline to 24 weeks

Difference between the prostacyclin pathway therapy withdrawal group and the continuation group in the change from baseline to Week 24

Unit of Measure: Score Range: 0-50 Higher scores indicate worse pulmonary hypertension-related quality of life.
Baseline to 24 weeks
Change in EQ-5D-5L Index Score From Baseline to Week 24
Délai: Baseline to Week 24

Difference between the prostacyclin pathway therapy withdrawal group and the continuation group in the change from baseline to Week 24 in the EQ-5D-5L Index Score.

Unit of Measure: Index score Country-specific value set; Higher scores indicate better health status.
Baseline to Week 24
Change in EQ Visual Analogue Scale (EQ VAS) Score From Baseline to Week 24
Délai: Baseline to Week 24

Difference between the prostacyclin pathway therapy withdrawal group and the continuation group in the change from baseline to Week 24 in the EQ-5D-5L Index Score.

Unit of Measure: score Range: 0-100 Higher scores indicate better perceived health.
Baseline to Week 24
Change in Living with Medicines Questionnaire Version 3 (LMQ-3) Score From Baseline to Week 24
Délai: Baseline to Week 24

Difference between the prostacyclin pathway therapy withdrawal group and the continuation group in the change from baseline to Week 24 in the EQ-5D-5L Index Score.

Unit of Measure: Score Range: 41-205 Higher scores indicate a greater medication burden.
Baseline to Week 24
Number of Participants Reporting Prostanoid-Associated Side Effects
Délai: Baseline to 24 weeks
Difference between the prostacyclin pathway therapy withdrawal group and the continuation group in the number of participants reporting prostanoid-associated side effects, including jaw pain, flushing, nausea, diarrhea, and myalgia.
Baseline to 24 weeks

Autres mesures de résultats

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Number of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events (AEs)
Délai: Baseline to 24, 52 and 104 (End of Study) weeks
Difference between the prostacyclin pathway therapy withdrawal group and the continuation group in the number of participants experiencing one or more adverse events.
Baseline to 24, 52 and 104 (End of Study) weeks
Number of Participants Experiencing Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Délai: Baseline to 24, 52 and 104 (End of Study) weeks
Difference between the prostacyclin pathway therapy withdrawal group and the continuation group in the number of participants experiencing one or more serious adverse events.
Baseline to 24, 52 and 104 (End of Study) weeks
Participant Enrollment Rate
Délai: Baseline to 24 weeks
Number of participants enrolled per site per month during the 24-week recruitment period.
Baseline to 24 weeks
Protocol Adherence Rate
Délai: Baseline to Week 24
Proportion of participants who complete study procedures according to protocol through Week 24 without major protocol deviations.
Baseline to Week 24
Completeness of Secondary and Exploratory Outcome Data
Délai: Baseline to Week 24
Proportion of expected secondary and exploratory outcome data points successfully collected through Week 24.
Baseline to Week 24

Collaborateurs et enquêteurs

C'est ici que vous trouverez les personnes et les organisations impliquées dans cette étude.

Parrainer

University of Alberta

Les enquêteurs

  • Chercheur principal: Dr. Jason Weatherald, MD, MSc, FRCPC, University of Alberta

Publications et liens utiles

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Publications générales

Dates d'enregistrement des études

Ces dates suivent la progression des dossiers d'étude et des soumissions de résultats sommaires à ClinicalTrials.gov. Les dossiers d'étude et les résultats rapportés sont examinés par la Bibliothèque nationale de médecine (NLM) pour s'assurer qu'ils répondent à des normes de contrôle de qualité spécifiques avant d'être publiés sur le site Web public.

Dates principales de l'étude

Début de l'étude (Estimé)

30 septembre 2026

Achèvement primaire (Estimé)

30 mars 2028

Achèvement de l'étude (Estimé)

30 mars 2030

Dates d'inscription aux études

Première soumission

15 juin 2026

Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

8 juillet 2026

Première publication (Réel)

14 juillet 2026

Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude

Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)

15 juillet 2026

Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

13 juillet 2026

Dernière vérification

1 juillet 2026

Plus d'information

Termes liés à cette étude

Mots clés

Termes MeSH pertinents supplémentaires

Autres numéros d'identification d'étude

  • WATERLOO

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INDÉCIS

Informations sur les médicaments et les dispositifs, documents d'étude

Étudie un produit pharmaceutique réglementé par la FDA américaine

Non

Étudie un produit d'appareil réglementé par la FDA américaine

Non

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