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Open Label Extension Study in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Who Completed Protocol AC-052-321/ BUILD 3 / NCT00391443

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00631475
Lead Sponsor
Actelion
Brief Summary

This Open-label extension study in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis who completed protocol AC-052-321 / BUILD 3 (NCT00391443) will asses the long term safety and tolerability of bosentan in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
128
Inclusion Criteria

Patients should have completed all the assessments from the BUILD 3 (NCT00391443) end of study (EOS) visit.

  • Signed informed consent prior to initiation of any study-related procedures.
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test and use reliable methods of contraception during study treatment and for 3 months after study treatment termination.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any major violation of protocol AC-052-321 / BUILD 3 (NCT00391443).
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding.
  • AST and/or ALT > 3 times the upper limit of the normal range.
  • Any known factor or disease that might interfere with treatment compliance, study conduct or interpretation of the results, such as drug or alcohol dependence or psychiatric disease.
  • Known hypersensitivity to bosentan or any of the excipients.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1BosentanFor patients who were administered bosentan during BUILD 3 (NCT00391443): Same dose will continue For patients who were administered placebo during BUILD 3 (NCT00391443): Initial dose: 62.5 mg for 4 weeks Maintenance dose: 125 mg
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Extent of Exposure to Bosentan in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)Start of study to end of study, up to 21 months

Mean extent of exposure to bosentan treatment in months

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Patients Exposed to Bosentan Over TimeStart to end of study, up to 21 months

Numbers of participants exposed to bosentan treatment over time

Adverse Events (AE) Leading to Discontinuation of Study Drug.Start to end of study, up to 21 months

Number of participants with at least one AE that led to permanent discontinuation of study treatment.

Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events (SAE)up to 21 months plus 28 days after the end of study drug

Number of participants with at least one SAE during the study.

Occurrence of Liver Function Test (LFT: Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) and Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)) Abnormality.up to 21 months, plus 24 hours after the end of study treatment

Number of participants with an increase in ALT and/or AST to \> 3 times upper limit of normal during the study.

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