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Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  NCT03814317
Date of registration: 04/01/2019
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Florida
Public title: Inhaled Treprostinil in Sarcoidosis Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension SAPPHIRE
Scientific title: An Open-Label Study of Inhaled Treprostinil in Sarcoidosis Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Disease (SAPPHIRE)
Date of first enrolment: January 30, 2020
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03814317
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Christina M Eagan, DNP
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Affiliation: 
Name:     Christina M Eagan, DNP
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Telephone: 352-273-8990
Email: christina.eagan@medicine.ufl.edu
Affiliation: 
Name:     Ali Ataya, MD
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Affiliation:  University of Florida
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Study participant willing and able to provide informed consent

- Negative urine pregnancy test at baseline for females of childbearing potential

- Established diagnosis of sarcoidosis by ATS/ERS/WASOG 1999 Statement on of Sarcoidosis

- Presence of interstitial lung disease by Scadding Stage IV chest radiograph or
extensive fibrosis on chest computed tomography

- Right heart catheterization within six months of baseline visit showing precapillary
pulmonary hypertension (mPAP = 25 mmHg, PCWP = 15 mmHg, and PVR > 3 WU)

- Patient on stable sarcoidosis therapy for at least three months prior to screening

- If patients are on oral PAH therapy (PDE5i/SCGS and/or ERA) then dose should be stable
for at least three months prior to screening

- A 6MWT within three months of screening visit of > 100 meters

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnant patients or those who are actively lactating

- Patient not willing to use form of birth control (if applicable) during the study

- Inability to undergo 6MWT, RHC, PFTs or CMRI

- Predicted survival < 6 months

- Patient on any prostanoid or prostanoid analog therapy

- Patients with left sided heart disease as defined by either a PCWP > 15 mmHg and/or
left ventricular ejection fraction < 40%

- Use of any investigational drug/device, or participation in any investigational study
with therapeutic intent within 30 days prior to randomization.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 99 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Interstitial Lung Disease
Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension
Sarcoidosis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Inhaled Treprostinil
Primary Outcome(s)
mPAP by Right heart catheterization (RHC) [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 16]
PVR by Right heart catheterization (RHC) [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 16]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 16]
Change in WHO Functional Class (WHO FC) [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8, Week 16]
Change in 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8, Week 16]
Change in Cardiac MRI parameters [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 16]
Change in Pulmonary Function Testing [Time Frame: Baseline, Week 16]
Secondary ID(s)
20192572
OCR19684
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
United Therapeutics
Ethics review
Results
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