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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00319020
Date of registration: 26/04/2006
Primary sponsor: Actelion
Public title: Bosentan in Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Extension Study
Scientific title: An Open Label, Long-term, Safety, and Tolerability Extension Study Using the Pediatric Formulation of Bosentan in the Treatment of Children With Idiopathic or Familial Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Who Completed AC-052-365 (Future 1)
Date of first enrolment: August 2006
Target sample size: 30
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00319020
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
France Germany Italy Netherlands Switzerland United Kingdom United States
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Signed informed consent by the parents or the legal representatives.

- Patients who completed the FUTURE 1 study.

- Patients who tolerated bosentan pediatric formulation and for whom bosentan is
considered beneficial at the end of FUTURE 1.

- Males or females >= 2 and < 12 years of age at enrollment in FUTURE 2 (this study).
Females who are menstruating must have a negative pregnancy test. A reliable method
of contraception must be considered, if appropriate.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Intolerance to bosentan despite dose reductions.

- Any clinically significant laboratory abnormality that precludes continuation of
bosentan therapy.

- Pregnancy or breast-feeding.

- Known hypersensitivity to bosentan or any of the excipients.

- Premature and permanent study drug discontinuation during FUTURE 1.



Age minimum: 2 Years
Age maximum: 12 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pulmonary Hypertension
Intervention(s)
Drug: bosentan
Primary Outcome(s)
Adverse events leading to premature discontinuation of study drug [Time Frame: discontinuation of study]
Changes from Baseline in vital signs, body weight, and height [Time Frame: End of Study]
Serious adverse events [Time Frame: up to 28 days after permanent discontinuation of study drug]
Treatment-emergent adverse events [Time Frame: up to 24 hours after discontinuation]
Treatment-emergent marked laboratory abnormalities [Time Frame: Discontinuation of study]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change from Baseline from FUTURE 1 of WHO functional class, quality of life questionnaire, Global Clinical Impression Scale according to parents/legal guardians and physician [Time Frame: Study End or premature study drug discontinuation]
Secondary ID(s)
AC-052-367
FUTURE 2
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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