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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 30 June 2019
Main ID:  EUCTR2008-003539-19-NL
Date of registration: 30/10/2008
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Bayer HealthCare AG, Bayer Vital GmbH, D-51368 Leverkusen
Public title: Long-term extension, multi-centre, multi-national study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of oral BAY 63-2521 (1 mg, 1.5 mg, 2 mg, or 2.5 mg tid) in patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH). - CHEST-2
Scientific title: Long-term extension, multi-centre, multi-national study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of oral BAY 63-2521 (1 mg, 1.5 mg, 2 mg, or 2.5 mg tid) in patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH). - CHEST-2
Date of first enrolment: 13/02/2009
Target sample size: 270
Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2008-003539-19
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design: 
Controlled: yes
Randomised: no
Open: yes
Single blind: no
Double blind: no
Parallel group: no
Cross over: no
Other: no
If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product: no
Placebo: no
Other: no
 
Phase:  Human pharmacology (Phase I): no Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II): no Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase III): yes Therapeutic use (Phase IV): no
Countries of recruitment
Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Ireland Italy
Netherlands Portugal Slovakia Spain United Kingdom
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Patients who have completed 16 weeks of treatment in the double blind trial CHEST-1

Patients must have given their written informed consent to participate in the study after having received adequate previous information and prior to any study-specific procedures.

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria:
Patient’s participating in another clinical trial

Patients who have an ongoing serious adverse event from CHEST-1 that is assessed as related to BAY 63-2521 are not allowed to participate in the extension trial.

Pregnant women (i.e. positive serum ß-human-chorionic-gonadotropin test or other signs of pregnancy) or breast feeding women, or women with childbearing potential not using a combination of safe contraception methods throughout the study.

Patients with a medical disorder, condition, or history of such that would impair the patient's ability to participate or complete this study in the opinion of the investigator or the sponsor.

Pertinent non compliance with the conditions for the trial or instructions by the investigator during CHEST-1 participation.

Patients with hypersensitivity to the investigational drug or inactive constituents.



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Gender:
Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertention
MedDRA version: 13.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10037406 Term: Pulmonary hypertension secondary System Organ Class: 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Intervention(s)

Product Name: BAY 63-2521 tablets 0.5 mg
Product Code: BAY 63-2521
Pharmaceutical Form: Film-coated tablet
INN or Proposed INN: riociguat
CAS Number: 625115-55-1
Current Sponsor code: BAY 63-2521
Other descriptive name: Methyl 4,6-diamino-2-[1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo [3,4-b]pyridine-3-yl]-5-pyrimidinyl(methyl)carb
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 0.5-

Product Name: BAY 63-2521 tablets 1 mg
Product Code: BAY 63-2521
Pharmaceutical Form: Film-coated tablet
INN or Proposed INN: riociguat
CAS Number: 625115-55-1
Current Sponsor code: BAY 63-2521
Other descriptive name: Methyl 4,6-diamino-2-[1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo [3,4-b]pyridine-3-yl]-5-pyrimidinyl(methyl)carb
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 1-

Product Name: BAY 63-2521 tablets 1.5 mg
Product Code: BAY 63-2521
Pharmaceutical Form: Film-coated tablet
INN or Proposed INN: riociguat
CAS Number: 625115-55-1
Current Sponsor code: BAY 63-2521
Other descriptive name: Methyl 4,6-diamino-2-[1-(2-fluorobenzyl)-1H-pyrazolo [3,4-b]pyridine-3-yl]-5-pyrimidinyl(methyl)carb
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 1.5-

Product Name: BAY 63-2521 tablets 2 mg
Product Code: BAY 63-2521
Pharmaceutical Form: Film-coated tablet
INN or Proposed INN: riociguat
CAS Number: 625115-55-1
Current Sponsor code: BAY 63-2521
Primary Outcome(s)
Primary end point(s): The aim of this long-term extension study is primarily safety and tolerability, so no single primary variable has been identified.
Secondary Objective:
Main Objective: Long-term safety and tolerability of BAY 63-2521 in patients with inoperable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) or recurrent or persisting pulmonary hypertension after surgical treatment.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
BAY 63-2521/11349
2008-003539-19-DE
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Status: Approved
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