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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT01028651
Date of registration: 08/12/2009
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: United Therapeutics
Public title: A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Treprostinil to Facilitate Liver Transplantation in Patients With Portopulmonary Hypertension
Scientific title: An Open-Label Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Treprostinil to Facilitate Liver Transplantation in Patients With Portopulmonary Hypertension
Date of first enrolment: January 2011
Target sample size: 13
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01028651
Study type:  Observational
Study design:   
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Aaron Waxman, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  Brigham and Women's Hospital
Name:     Sonja Bartolome, MD
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Affiliation:  UT Southwestern Medical Center
Name:     Rajan Saggar, MD
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Affiliation:  University of California, Los Angeles
Name:     Micah Fisher, MD
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Affiliation:  Emory University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients must:

1. Had portal hypertension.

2. Be otherwise suitable candidates for OLT.

3. Had severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) defined as a resting mean
pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) >35 mmHg and pulmonary vascular resistance
(PVR) =3 Wood Units (WU) by right heart catheterization (RHC) performed as part
of standard of care evaluation within 90 days of enrollment.

4. Treprostinil therapy must be recommended by the treating physician per standard
of care.

5. Be NYHA Functional Class II, III, or IV.

6. Had pulmonary capillary wedge (PCW) pressure =18 mmHg and transpulmonary gradient
(TPG) =15 mmHg.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients must not:

1. Had received any any investigational therapy as part of a clinical trial for any
indication within 30 days prior to enrollment.

2. Had a change in dose of treatment for PAH (bosentan [Tracleer], ambrisentan
[Letairis], tadalafil [Adcirca], or sildenafil [Revatio]), within 30 days prior
to enrollment. That is, subjects may have been treated with any of these agents
provided the dose was stable for at least 30 days prior to enrollment.

3. Had renal failure requiring hemodialysis.



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Hypertension
Intervention(s)
Drug: Treprostinil
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of Subjects Who Achieved Hemodynamic Parameters Appropriate for Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Candidacy at Week 24. [Time Frame: 24 Weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in Echocardiogram Parameters (Right Ventricle Diameter) From Baseline to Weeks 12 and 24 [Time Frame: Baseline and Weeks 12 and 24]
Change in Hemodynamic Parameters (Via Right Heart Catheterization [RHC]) at Rest From Baseline to Week 24 [Time Frame: 24 weeks]
Change in Plasma Brain N-terminal Pro-brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) From Baseline to Weeks 12 and 24 [Time Frame: Baseline to Weeks 12 and 24]
Change in Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR) at Rest From Baseline to Week 24 [Time Frame: 24 weeks]
Change in 6-minute Walk Distance (6MWD) From Baseline to Weeks 12 and 24. [Time Frame: Baseline and Weeks 12 and 24]
Change in Arterial and Venous Oxygen Saturation at Rest From Baseline to Week 24 [Time Frame: 24 weeks]
Change in Quality of Life From Baseline to Weeks 12 and 24 [Time Frame: Baseline and Weeks 12 and 24]
Change in Cardiac Output at Rest From Baseline to Week 24 [Time Frame: 24 weeks]
Change in Echocardiogram Parameters (Right Atrium and Right Ventricle Area) From Baseline to Weeks 12 and 24 [Time Frame: Baseline and Weeks 12 and 24]
Change in Echocardiogram Parameters (Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure) From Baseline to Weeks 12 and 24 [Time Frame: Baseline and Weeks 12 and 24]
Change in Echocardiogram Parameters (Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion) From Baseline to Weeks 12 and 24 [Time Frame: Baseline and Weeks 12 and 24]
Change in Heart Rate at Rest From Baseline to Week 24 [Time Frame: 24 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
RIV-PH-414
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
University of California, Los Angeles
Emory University
University of Texas
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 24/02/2017
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01028651
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