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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2004-004391-36-HU
EUCTR2004-004391-36-HU
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

A multicenter, open-label, single-arm safety study to investigate the effects of chronic TRACLEER® treatment on testicular function in male patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.0 sites23 target enrollmentFebruary 23, 2005

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Many endothelin receptor antagonists have profound effects on the histology and function of the testes in animals. These drugs have been shown to induce atrophy of the seminiferous tubules of the testes and to reduce sperm counts and male fertility in rats when administered for longer than 10 weeks. Where studied, testicular tubular atrophy and decreases in male fertility observed with endothelin receptor antagonists appear irreversible.
Sponsor
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Enrollment
23
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
14 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 23, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
14 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
Male

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Male patients age 18\-65 years,
  • 2\. Bosentan\-naïve,
  • 3\. WHO functional class III/IV, in need of TRACLEER,
  • 4\. Patients with iPAH or PAH secondary to CHD,
  • 5\. Written informed consent.
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
  • F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range
  • F.1\.3 Elderly (\>\=65 years) no

Exclusion Criteria

  • 2\.Patients with PAH secondary to connective tissue vascular diseases or HIV,
  • 3\.Patients who have undergone a vasectomy,
  • 4\.Patients with a sperm concentration \< 20 x 10\[6]/mL at the first or second baseline visit,
  • 5\.Patients with average baseline sperm motility \<20% or normal sperm morphology \<5%,
  • 6\.Body weight \< 50 kg,
  • 7\.Hypotension, defined as systolic blood pressure less than 85 mm Hg,
  • 8\.AST and/or ALT plasma levels greater than 3 times ULN,
  • 9\.Hypersensitivity to bosentan or any of the components of the formulation,
  • 10\.Treatment with glyburide, calcineurin inhibitors (e.g., cyclosporine A, tacrolimus) or fluconazole at inclusion or planned during the study,
  • 11\.Treatment with hormone suppressive agents, including androgens, estrogens, anabolic steroids or glucocorticoids within the past 6 months or planned during the study,

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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