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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00741819
Date of registration: 23/08/2008
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: United Therapeutics
Public title: Safety Evaluation of Inhaled Treprostinil Administration Following Transition From Inhaled Ventavis in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Subjects
Scientific title: An Open Label, Multi-center Study Evaluating the Safety of Long-term Inhaled Treprostinil Administration Following Transition From Inhaled Ventavis® (Iloprost) in Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Date of first enrolment: September 2008
Target sample size: 73
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00741819
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Between 18 and 75 years of age

- PAH diagnosis defined by following WHO Group I categories: idiopathic/familial,
associated with unrepaired or repaired congenital systemic-to-pulmonary shunts
(repaired >/= 5 years), associated with collagen vascular disease, associated with
HIV, associated with appetite suppressant/toxin use

- Baseline six-minute walk distance (6MWD) >/= 250 meters

- Currently receiving Ventavis and be stable at current dose for 30 days prior to
Baseline

- If currently receiving other approved background therapy (i.e. endothelin receptor
antagonist or phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitor or both) must be on stable dose for 30
days prior to Baseline

- Previous testing (e.g. right heart catheterization, echocardiography) consistent with
diagnosis of PAH

Exclusion Criteria:

- Nursing or pregnant

- Has acute concomitant disease (e.g. portal hypertension, chronic thromboembolic
disease, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease, etc) other than those accepted as part of
the inclusion criteria or has had atrial septostomy

- History of uncontrolled sleep apnea, left-sided heart disease, or parenchymal lung
disease

- Use of investigational drug within 30 days of Baseline



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Intervention(s)
Drug: Inhaled treprostinil
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of Adverse Events [Time Frame: up to 24 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire of Medication (TSQM) [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks]
Six-minute Walk Distance (6MWD) [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks]
Drug Administration Activities Questionnaire [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks]
N-terminal Prohormone of Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 12]
Patient Impression of Change [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks]
World Health Organization (WHO) Functional Class [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 Weeks]
Quality of Life (QoL) Assessment: Cambridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review (CAMPHOR) [Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
RIN-PH-401
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 20/02/2013
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00741819
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