Inhaled Iloprost (Ventavis): Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) Confirmation Study
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT01469169
- Lead Sponsor
- Bayer
- Brief Summary
This study is to investigate the efficacy, safety, and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of Inhaled Iloprost (Ventavis) therapy in Japanese pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients in Main Treatment Phase (12 weeks) and to investigate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of longterm Inhaled Iloprost (Ventavis) therapy in Japanese PAH patients in Extension Phase.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 27
Inclusion Criteria
- Male or female subjects aged 18 to 75 years
- Symptomatic Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH) classified (Dana Point Classification 1)
- New York Heart Association (NYHA)/World Health Organization (WHO) functional class III or IV
- PAPmean at rest > 25 mm Hg, Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) or left ventricular end-diastolic pressure </= 15 mm Hg and Pulmonary Vascular resistance (PVR) >/= 240 dyn.sec.cm-5 (>/= 400 dyn.sec.cm-5 for patients treated with both endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) and phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor (PDE5i) ) as measured by Right Heart Catheter test
- Women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception when sexually active
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Exclusion Criteria
- Baseline 6-minute walk distance of less than 100 meters or more than 500 meters
- Subjects with critical severe PAH
- Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1)/Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) ratio < 60% and/or Total Lung Capacity (TLC) < 70% predicted (especially at interstitial lung disease, TLC < 60% predicted)
- Clinically relevant obstructive lung disease (e.g. asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease )
- More than mild patchy interstitial lung disease on High Resolution Computerized Tomography (HRCT)
- History of left-sided heart disease
- Uncontrolled systemic hypertension as evidenced by systolic blood pressure >/= 160 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure >/= 100 mm Hg on repeated measurement
- Systemic hypotension with systolic blood pressure < 85 mm Hg
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Arm 1 Iloprost (Ventavis inhaled, BAYQ6256) -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of participants with adverse events as a measure of safety and tolerability Over 52 weeks Change in Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) from screening (baseline) to week 12 (after inhalation) At baseline and 12 weeks Area under the plasma concentration vs time curve from start of inhalation to infinity after single inhalation (AUC) At baseline, 12 weeks, 52 weeks and over 52 weeks Maximum drug concentration in plasma after start of inhalation (Cmax) Up to 12 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change of systolic pulmonary artery pressure from baseline to week 12 At baseline and 12 weeks Change in Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) At baseline and 12 weeks Change Mixed venous oxygen saturation (SVO2) At baseline and 12 weeks Change in 6-minute walking test (6MWT) At baseline, 12 weeks and 52 weeks Quality of life assessed by EQ-5D and Living with Pulmonary Hypertension (LPH) questionnaires At baseline, 12 weeks and 52 weeks Mortality during the study At baseline, 12 weeks, 52 weeks and over 52 weeks Half-life associated with the terminal slope (t1/2) Up to 12 weeks Change of Pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRI) from baseline to week 12 At baseline and 12 weeks Change of mean of pulmonary artery pressure from baseline to week 12 At baseline and 12 weeks Change of diastolic pulmonary artery pressure from baseline to week 12 At baseline and 12 weeks Change in Mean right atrial pressure (RAPm) At baseline and 12 weeks Change in Cardiac output (CO) At baseline and 12 weeks Change in Mean arterial pressure (MAP) At baseline and 12 weeks Change in Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) At baseline and 12 weeks Change in Cardiac index At baseline and 12 weeks Change in Borg CR 10 Score At baseline, 12 weeks and 52 weeks Change in N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-ProBNP) At baseline, 12 weeks and 52 weeks AUC divided by dose per kg body weight (AUCnorm) Up to 12 weeks Change in Systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI) At baseline and 12 weeks Change in New York Heart Association/ World Health Organization (NYHA/WHO) class At baseline, 12 weeks, 52 weeks and over 52 weeks Time to clinical worsening during the study At baseline, 12 weeks, 52 weeks and over 52 weeks Need for transplantation during the study At baseline, 12 weeks, 52 weeks and over 52 weeks AUC from time start of inhalation to the last data point AUC(0-tlast) Up to 12 weeks Maximum drug concentration in plasma after start of inhalation divided by dose (μg) per kg body weight (Cmax,norm) Up to 12 weeks Maximum drug concentration in plasma after start of inhalation divided by dose (μg) (Cmax/D) Up to 12 weeks Time to reach maximum drug concentration in plasma after start of inhalation (tmax ) Up to 12 weeks AUC divided by dose (μg) (AUC/D) Up to 12 weeks