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A Study to Assess Whether Macitentan Delays Disease Progression in Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Interventions
Other: Standard-of-care
Registration Number
NCT02932410
Lead Sponsor
Actelion
Brief Summary

This is a prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled, parallel Phase 3 study with an open-label single-arm extension period to evaluate pharmacokinetics (PK), safety and efficacy of macitentan in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
165
Inclusion Criteria
  • Signed informed consent by the parent(s) or legally designated representative and assent from developmentally capable children prior to initiation of any study-mandated procedure
  • Males or females between greater than or equal to (>=) 1 month and less than (<) 18 years of age
  • Participants with body weight >= 3.5 kilograms (kg) at randomization
  • Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) diagnosis confirmed by historical RHC (mPAP greater than or equal to [>=] 25 millimeters of mercury [mmHg], and Pulmonary artery wedge pressure [PAWP] less than or equal to [<=] 15 mmHg, and Pulmonary vascular resistance index [PVRi] greater than [>] 3 WU × m2), where in the absence of pulmonary vein obstruction and/or significant lung disease PAWP can be replaced by Left atrium pressure [LAP] or Left ventricular end diastolic pressure [LVEDP] (in absence of mitral stenosis) assessed by heart catheterization
  • PAH belonging to the Nice 2013 Updated Classification Group 1 (including participants with Down Syndrome) and of following etiologies: idiopathic PAH; heritable PAH; PAH associated with congenital heart disease (CHD); Drug or toxin induced PAH; PAH associated with HIV; PAH associated with connective tissue diseases (PAH-aCTD); and World health organization (WHO) Functional class I to III
  • Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at Screening and at Baseline, and must agree to undertake monthly pregnancy tests, and to use a reliable method of contraception (if sexually active) up to the end of study (EOS)

Key

Exclusion Criteria
  • Participants with PAH due to portal hypertension, schistosomiasis, or with pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and/or pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis, and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
  • Participants with PAH associated with Eisenmenger syndrome, or with moderate to large left-to-right shunts
  • Participants receiving a combination of > 2 PAH-specific treatments at randomization.
  • Treatment with intravenous (IV) or subcutaneous (SC) prostanoids within 4 weeks before randomization, unless given for vasoreactivity testing
  • Hemoglobin or hematocrit <75 percent (%) of the lower limit of normal range
  • Serum Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) greater than (>) 3 times the upper limit of normal range
  • Pregnancy (including family planning) or breastfeeding.
  • Any circumstances or conditions, which, in the opinion of the investigator, may affect full participation in the study or compliance with the protocol
  • Severe hepatic impairment, for example Child-Pugh Class C
  • Clinical signs of hypotension which in the investigator's judgment would preclude initiation of a PAH-specific therapy
  • Severe renal insufficiency (estimated creatinine clearance <30 mL/min or serum creatinine >221 micro-moles per liter [micro-mol/L])
  • Participants with known diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Standard-of-careStandard-of-careStandard-of-care as per site's clinical practice which may comprise treatment with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) non-specific treatment and/or up to two PAH-specific medications excluding macitentan and intravenous/subcutaneous (IV/SC) prostanoids.
MacitentanMacitentanMacitentan is administered once daily via oral route. Children less than (\<) 2 years old (y.o.) will be assigned as a cohort to the macitentan group without randomization. The dose will be adjusted to the participant's age (for those \< 2 y.o.) or to the participant's body weight (for those greater than or equal to (\>=) 2 y.o.). single-arm extension period (SAEP) will start at end of core period (EOCP) visit and ends at end of study (EOS) visit.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Participants Greater than or Equal to (>=) 2 Years: Observed Steady-state Trough Plasma Concentration of Macitentan and its Active Metabolite ACT-132577 at Week 12Week 12

Observed steady-state trough plasma concentration of macitentan and its active metabolite ACT-132577 will be reported.

Participants Less than (<) 2 Years: Observed Steady-state Trough Plasma Concentration of Macitentan and its Active Metabolite ACT-132577 at Week 4Week 4

Observed steady-state trough plasma concentration of macitentan and its active metabolite ACT-132577 will be reported.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to First CEC-confirmed Hospitalization for PAHBetween randomization/visit 2 and EOCP/; up to 7 years

Time to first CEC-confirmed hospitalization for PAH occurring between randomization/visit 2 and EOCP.

Time to CEC-confirmed death due to PAHBetween randomization/visit 2 and EOCP; up to 7 years

Time to CEC-confirmed death due to PAH occurring between randomization/visit 2 and EOCP.

Time to death (all causes)Between randomization/visit 2 and EOCP; up to 7 years

Time to death (all causes) occurring between randomization/visit 2 and EOCP.

Change from Baseline to Week 24 in N-terminal Pro-brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP)Baseline to Week 24

The quantitation of NT-proBNP plasma levels will be performed and reported.

Change from Baseline to Week 48 in Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity as Measured by AccelerometryBaseline to Week 48

Change from baseline to Week 48 in moderate to vigorous physical activity as measured by accelerometry will be reported.

The Percentage of Participants with World Health Organization (WHO) Functional Class (FC) I or II versus III or IVWeek 24

Percentage of participants with WHO FC I or II versus III or IV will be reported.

Change from Baseline to Week 24 in Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (TAPSE) Measured by EchocardiographyBaseline to Week 24

TAPSE is a dimension used to evaluate right ventricle (RV) longitudinal systolic function; it measures the extent of systolic motion of the lateral portion of the tricuspid ring towards the apex.

Change from Baseline to Week 24 in Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 (PedsQL 4.0) Generic Core Scales Short Form (SF-15)Baseline to Week 24

The PedsQL 4.0 SF-15 is a questionnaire for quality of life assessment which will assess the general physical, emotional, social and school functioning (15 questions). The questionnaires are adapted for different age groups: toddlers (2-4 years of age), young children (5-7 years of age), children (8-12 years of age), and adolescents (13-14 years of age). It is rated on the scale of 0 to 4 where 0=never, 1=almost never, 2=sometimes, 3=often, and 4=almost always.

Time to the first CEC-confirmed Disease Progression EventBetween randomization/visit 2 and end of core study period (EOCP); up to 7 years

Time to the first of the following CEC-confirmed disease progression events: • Death (all causes) • Atrial septostomy or Potts' anastomosis, or registration on lung transplant list • Hospitalization due to worsening PAH • Clinical worsening of PAH.

Change from Baseline to Week 24 in Left Ventricular Eccentricity Index (LVEI) Measured by EchocardiographyBaseline to Week 24

For LVEI, left ventricle (LV) internal diameters will be measured and recorded in millimeter (mm) with up to 1 decimal place, using the parasternal short axis view at the level of the papillary muscles.

Trial Locations

Locations (86)

UCLA Children's Heart Center

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Riley Hospital For Children

🇺🇸

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Nationwide Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

UCSF Medical Center

🇺🇸

San Francisco, California, United States

Phoenix Childrens Hospital

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Detroit Medical Center

🇺🇸

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Mayo Clinic - PPDS

🇺🇸

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Columbia University Medical Center - PIN

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Duke University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Lady Cilento Children's Hospital

🇦🇺

South Brisbane, Australia

Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne - PIN

🇦🇺

Parkville, Australia

Stollery Children's Hospital

🇨🇦

Toronto, Canada

Beijing Anzhen Hospital of The Capital University of Medical Sciences

🇨🇳

Beijing, China

Childrens Hospital of Shanghai

🇨🇳

Shanghai, China

Shanghai Children's Medical Center

🇨🇳

Shanghai, China

Hôpital de la Timone Enfants

🇫🇷

Marseille, France

Groupe Hospitalier Necker Enfants Malades

🇫🇷

Paris cedex 15, France

Hôpital Haut-Lévêque - Hôpital cardiologique

🇫🇷

Pessac, France

Gottsegen Gyorgy Orszagos Kardiologiai Intezet

🇭🇺

Budapest, Hungary

Seoul National University Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System - PPDS

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Institut Jantung Negara

🇲🇾

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Instituto Nacional de Pediatría

🇲🇽

Ciudad De México, Mexico

Philippine Heart Center

🇵🇭

Quezon City, Philippines

Instytut Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka

🇵🇱

Warszawa, Poland

Centro Hospitalar E Universitário de Coimbra EPE

🇵🇹

Coimbra, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar de Sao Joao EPE

🇵🇹

Porto, Portugal

Hospital Santa Marta

🇵🇹

Lisboa, Portugal

Russian National Research Medical University n.a. N.I.Pirogov

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

Novosibirsk Research Institue of Blood Circulation Pathology n.a. E.N. Meshalkin

🇷🇺

Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy

🇷🇺

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Clinical Hospital №1

🇷🇺

Tyumen, Russian Federation

University of The Free State

🇿🇦

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario La Paz

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hanoi Heart Hospital

🇻🇳

Hanoi, Vietnam

Municipal Institution of Health Care Regional Children's Clinical Hospital

🇺🇦

Kharkiv, Ukraine

Children's Hospital at Westmead

🇦🇺

Westmead, Australia

Childrens Hospital Colorado

🇺🇸

Aurora, Colorado, United States

East Carolina University

🇺🇸

Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Primary Children's Medical Center

🇺🇸

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

University of Virginia Health System

🇺🇸

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital

🇨🇳

Qingdao, China

Sainte Justine Hospital

🇨🇦

Montreal, Canada

Hôpital Des Enfants

🇫🇷

Toulouse Cedex 9, France

Irmandade Da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo

🇧🇷

São Paulo, Brazil

Szpital Kliniczny im. Karola Jonschera Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu

🇵🇱

Poznań, Poland

Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital

🇿🇦

Durban, South Africa

Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron - PPDS

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

C.H. Regional Reina Sofia

🇪🇸

Cordoba, Spain

Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe de Valencia

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Chiang Mai University

🇹🇭

Chiang Mai, Thailand

MI Dnipropetrovsk Specialized Clin. Med. Center of Mother and Child n.a. prof. M.F. Rudnev of DRC

🇺🇦

Dnipro, Ukraine

Boston Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Centro Medico Imbanaco de Cali SA

🇨🇴

Cali, Colombia

HUS Uusi lastensairaala

🇫🇮

Helsinki, Finland

Chaim Sheba Medical Center

🇮🇱

Ramat Gan, Israel

Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Dr. Ignacio Chavez

🇲🇽

Ciudad De México, Mexico

Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin

🇺🇸

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Children's Heart Center

🇺🇸

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Medizinische Universität Graz

🇦🇹

Graz, Austria

Medizinische Universitat Wien

🇦🇹

Linz, Austria

Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota

🇨🇴

Bogota, Colombia

Rambam Medical Center - PPDS

🇮🇱

Haifa, Israel

University Malaya Medical Centre

🇲🇾

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hanoi Medical University Hospital

🇻🇳

Hanoi, Vietnam

Children's Hospital 1

🇻🇳

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tam Duc Hospital

🇻🇳

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Children's National Medical Center

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Landes Frauen Und Kinderklinik Linz

🇦🇹

Linz, Austria

Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel - PIN

🇮🇱

Petah-Tikva, Israel

Makati Medical Center

🇵🇭

Makati City, Philippines

Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny we Wroclawiu Osrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy

🇵🇱

Wroclaw, Poland

Unidad de Investigación Clínica En Medicina SC

🇲🇽

Monterrey, Mexico

Research Institute of Complex Cardiovascular Pathology

🇷🇺

Kemerovo, Russian Federation

GBUZ Children's Hospital named after Bashlyaeva Z.A. Moscow

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

CICUM San Miguel

🇲🇽

Guadalajara, Mexico

Operadora de Hospitales Angeles SA de CV Hospital Angeles Lomas

🇲🇽

Mexico, Mexico

Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, EPE - Hospital de Santa Cruz

🇵🇹

Carnaxide, Portugal

Bashkiria State Medical University

🇷🇺

Ufa, Russian Federation

MI Scientific Practical Medical Center for Children Cardiology and Cardiosurgery of MOH of Ukraine

🇺🇦

Kyiv, Ukraine

Montefiore Medical Center

🇺🇸

Bronx, New York, United States

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