Study to evaluate if macitentan is efficient, safe and tolerable enough to be used for treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)
- Conditions
- Inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)MedDRA version: 16.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10068739 Term: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension System Organ Class: 100000004855Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2013-002950-56-GB
- Lead Sponsor
- Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
- Male or female = 18 and = 80 years of age.
- Subject with CTEPH (WHO Group 4) judged as inoperable due to the localization of the obstruction being surgically inaccessible (i.e., distal disease).
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 47
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 31
- Previous pulmonary endarterectomy.
- Recurrent thromboembolism despite sufficient oral anticoagulants.
- Symptomatic acute pulmonary embolism in the 6-month period prior to randomization.
- Known moderate-to-severe restrictive lung disease (i.e., TLC < 60% of predicted value) or obstructive lung disease (i.e., FEV1 < 70% of predicted, with FEV1/FVC < 65%) or known significant chronic lung disease diagnosed by chest imaging (e.g., interstitial lung disease, emphysema).
- Acute or chronic conditions (other than dyspnea) that limit the ability to comply with study requirements in the 3-month period prior to Screening visit or during the Screening period.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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