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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00887978
Date of registration: 23/04/2009
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: United Therapeutics
Public title: Efficacy and Safety of Oral UT-15C Tablets to Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension FREEDOM-C2
Scientific title: A 16-Week, International, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral UT-15C Sustained Release Tablets in Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Date of first enrolment: June 2009
Target sample size: 310
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00887978
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Belgium Canada France Germany Ireland Israel Italy Netherlands
Norway Portugal Spain Sweden United Kingdom United States
Contacts
Name:     Lewis Rubin, MD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  University of California, San Diego
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- A subject is eligible for inclusion in this study if all of the following criteria
apply:

- Between 18 and 75 years of age, inclusive.

- Body weight at least 40 kg (approximately 90 lbs.)

- PAH that is either idiopathic/heritable; associated with appetite suppressant or toxin
use; associated with collagen vascular disease; associated with repaired congenital
shunts; associated with HIV.

- Currently receiving an approved endothelin receptor antagonist and/or an approved
phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor for at least 90 days and on a stable dose for at least
the last 30 days.

- Baseline six-minute walk distance (6MWD) between 150-425 meters

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

- Reliable and cooperative with protocol requirements.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pulmonary Hypertension
Intervention(s)
Drug: UT-15C SR
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
6-minute Walk Distance (6MWD) [Time Frame: Baseline and 16 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) [Time Frame: Baseline and 16 Weeks]
Quality of Life (QoL) Assessment: Cambridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review (CAMPHOR) [Time Frame: Baseline and 16 Weeks]
Borg Dyspnea Score [Time Frame: Baseline and 16 Weeks]
Clinical Worsening Assessment [Time Frame: Baseline and 16 Weeks]
Dyspnea Fatigue Index [Time Frame: Baseline and 16 Weeks]
World Health Organization (WHO) Functional Class [Time Frame: Baseline and 16 Weeks]
Symptoms of PAH [Time Frame: Baseline and 16 Weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
TDE-PH-308
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 15/01/2013
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00887978
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