Extension of the Psychometric Validation Study ORCHESTRA in Patients With PAH
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Prospective, multi-center, open-label, single-arm, Phase 3b extension study of macitentan in patients with PAH.
To assess the long-term safety of macitentan in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) beyond treatment in the AC-055-310 study.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 3 |
Detailed Description
To assess the long-term safety of macitentan in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) beyond treatment in the AC-055-310 study.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Macitentan 10 mg once daily |
Drug: Macitentan
10 mg once daily
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- To assess the long-term safety of macitentan in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) beyond treatment in the AC-055-310 study. [Baseline to end of treatment visit (around 6 months on average)]
Treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) AEs leading to premature discontinuation of study drug Treatment-emergent serious adverse events (SAEs) Proportion of patients with treatment-emergent ALT and/or AST abnormality (> 3, > 5, and > 8 x ULN) associated or not with total bilirubin > 2 x ULN. Proportion of patients with treatment-emergent hemoglobin abnormality (≦ 100 g/L, and ≦ 80 g/L)
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Signed informed consent prior to any study-mandated procedure.
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Patients with PAH who completed the ORCHESTRA study (AC-055-310) as scheduled
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Women of childbearing potential (as defined below) must:
- Have a negative serum pregnancy test at Visit 1 (i.e., Visit 4 of study AC 055
- and agree to perform monthly serum pregnancy tests.
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Agree to use two reliable methods of contraception in parallel, from Visit 1 until 1 month after study drug discontinuation (see details below).
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A female is considered to have childbearing potential unless she meets at least one of the following criteria:
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Previous bilateral salpingo and/or oophorectomy, or hysterectomy.
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Premature ovarian failure confirmed by a specialist.
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Pre-pubescence, XY genotype, Turner syndrome, uterine agenesis.
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Postmenopausal, defined as 12 consecutive months with no menses without an alternative medical cause.
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Of the two contraceptive methods that must be used, one must be from Group 1, and one must be from Group 2, defined as follows:
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Group 1: Oral, implantable, transdermal or injectable hormonal contraceptives, intrauterine devices, female sterilization (tubal ligation or non-surgical sterilization, e.g., permanent contraception with Essure procedure), or partner's sterilization (vasectomy). If a hormonal contraceptive is chosen from this group, it must be taken for at least one month prior to enrollment. Alternatively, if the Essure procedure is chosen as a contraceptive method, a hysterosalpingogram must have been performed to confirm correct location of the microinserts and tubal occlusion (as per manufacturer's recommendations).
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Group 2: Female or male condoms, diaphragm or cervical cap, any of them in combination with a spermicide.
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Sexual abstinence, rhythm methods, or contraception by the partner alone are not considered as acceptable methods of contraception for this study.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients who prematurely discontinued study drug in study AC-055-310.
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Females who are lactating or pregnant (positive Visit 1 pregnancy test) or plan to become pregnant during the study.
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AST and/or ALT more than 3 X ULN.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Hôpital Louis Pradel | Bron Cedex | France | 69677 | |
2 | Hôpital Côte de Nacre | Caen | France | 14033 | |
3 | Hôpital Albert Michallon | Grenoble | France | 38700 | |
4 | CHU de Bicêtre | Le Kremlin-Bicêtre | France | 94270 | |
5 | CHRU Lille - Hôpital Cardiologique | Lille | France | 59037 | |
6 | Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve | Montpellier | France | 34295 | |
7 | Hôpitaux de Brabois | Nancy | France | 54511 | |
8 | Hôpital de Haut Levêque | Pessac | France | 33604 | |
9 | Hôpital Pontchaillou | Rennes | France | 35033 | |
10 | Hôpital Charles Nicolle | Rouen | France | 76031 | |
11 | Hôpital Nord | Saint-Etienne | France | 42227 | |
12 | Hôpital Civil | Strasbourg | France | 67091 | |
13 | Hôpital Larrey | Toulouse | France | 31059 | |
14 | Ospedale Sant'Orsola | Bologna | Italy | 40138 | |
15 | A.O.U.C. Careggi | Firenze | Italy | 50124 | |
16 | UOC Immunologia Clinica B-PGRM Centro di Riferimento per la Sclerosi Sistemica | Rome | Italy | 00161 | |
17 | Centro Per La Diagnosi E La Cura Dell'Ipertensione Polmonare | Rome | Italy | 00186 | |
18 | Policlinico G.B. Rossi | Verona | Italy | 37134 | |
19 | Hospital General de Alicante | Alicante | Spain | 03010 | |
20 | Hospital Val Hebron | Barcelona | Spain | 08035 | |
21 | Hospital Clinic | Barcelona | Spain | 08036 | |
22 | Hospital de Cruces | Bilbao | Spain | 48903 | |
23 | Hospital Reina Sofia | Córdoba | Spain | 14004 | |
24 | Hospital Dr Negrin | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Spain | 35010 | |
25 | Hospital Universitario Insular Gran Canarias | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Spain | 35016 | |
26 | Hospital 12 Octubre | Madrid | Spain | 28041 | |
27 | Hospital La Paz | Madrid | Spain | 28046 | |
28 | Hospital Carlos Haya | Malaga | Spain | 29010 | |
29 | Hospital Son Espases | Palma de Mallorca | Spain | 7010 | |
30 | Hospital de Valdecilla | Santander | Spain | 39008 | |
31 | Hospital Virgen del Rocio | Sevilla | Spain | 41013 | |
32 | Hospita General U. Valencia | Valencia | Spain | 46014 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Actelion
Investigators
- Study Director: Loïc Perchenet, Actelion
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- AC-055-311