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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00091715
Other study ID # EARLY
Secondary ID AC-052-364
Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
First received September 16, 2004
Last updated August 26, 2011
Start date April 2004
Est. completion date February 2011

Study information

Verified date August 2011
Source Actelion
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Food and Drug Administration
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The present trial investigates a possible use of oral bosentan, which is currently approved for the treatment of symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) Class III and IV, to patients suffering from PAH Class II.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 185
Est. completion date February 2011
Est. primary completion date November 2006
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 12 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- PAH NYHA Class II

- Significant elevation of mean pulmonary arterial pressure

- Significant elevation of pulmonary vascular resistance at rest

- Limited 6-minute walk distance

Exclusion Criteria:

- PAH secondary to portal hypertension, complex congenital heart disease or reverse shunt

- Restrictive or obstructive lung disease

- Significant vasoreactivity

- Treatments for PAH (within 4 weeks of randomization)

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Intervention

Drug:
bosentan
65 mg tablet twice a day for 4 weeks followed by 125 mg tablet twice a day until end of study
placebo
placebo for 6 months followed by an open-label period

Locations

Country Name City State
Australia The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane
Australia Royal Prince Albert Hospital Camperdown
Australia St. Vincent's Hospital Darlinghurst
Austria General Hospital of Vienna Vienna
Belgium UZ Gasthuisberg Leuven
Canada University of Calgary Calgary Alberta
Canada University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta
Canada Halifax Infirmary Halifax Nova Scotia
Canada Victoria Medical Centre Hamilton Ontario
Canada Centre de Pneumologie de L'Hospital Laval Sainte Foy Quebec
Canada Toronto General Hospital Toronto Ontario
China Queen Mary Hospital Hong Kong
Czech Republic Interni klinika VFN Prague
France Marseille-Timone Marseille
Germany Universitat Greifswald Greifswald
Germany Universitat Greifswald Greifswald
Germany Universitarsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf Hamburg
Germany Medizinische Universitatsklinik Heidelberg
Germany Universitatsklinikim Leipzig Leipzig
Germany Klinikum der Universitat Regensburg Regensburg
Italy Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi Bologna
Netherlands VU Medisch Centrum Amsterdam
Netherlands University Hospital Maastricht Maastricht
Spain Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Spain Hospital Valle d'Hebron Barcelona
Spain Hospital 12 de Octubre Madrid
Switzerland Zurich University Hospital Zurich
United Kingdom Papworth Hospital Cambridge
United States University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan
United States University of Alabama-Birmingham Birmingham Alabama
United States Tufts- New England Medical Center Boston Massachusetts
United States Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland Ohio
United States St. Paul University Hospital Dallas Texas
United States Harbor UCLA Medical Center Torrance California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Actelion

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Australia,  Austria,  Belgium,  Canada,  China,  Czech Republic,  France,  Germany,  Italy,  Netherlands,  Spain,  Switzerland,  United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary exercise capacity Baseline to end of study No
Primary cardiac hemodynamics Baseline to end of study No
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