INOvation-1: Clinical Study of Pulsed, Inhaled Nitric Oxide Versus Placebo in Symptomatic Subjects With PAH

Sponsor
Bellerophon Pulse Technologies (Industry)
Overall Status
Terminated
CT.gov ID
NCT02725372
Collaborator
Worldwide Clinical Trials (Other)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Phase 3, placebo controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical study to determine safety, tolerability, and efficacy of pulsed, inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) versus placebo in symptomatic subjects with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Part 1 and Part 2

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Drug: Inhaled Nitric Oxide 75 mcg/kg IBW/hr
  • Drug: Placebo
Phase 3

Detailed Description

Phase 3, placebo controlled, double-blind, randomized, clinical study to determine safety, tolerability and efficacy of pulsed inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) versus placebo as add-on therapy in subjects with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who remain symptomatic on approved PAH monotherapy or combination approved PAH therapy and long term oxygen therapy (LTOT). (Part 1 and Part 2)

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
162 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
A Phase 3, Placebo Controlled, Double-Blind, Randomized, Clinical Study to Determine Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Pulsed, Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) Versus Placebo in Symptomatic Subjects With PAH (Part 1 and Part 2)
Actual Study Start Date :
Apr 1, 2016
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Aug 1, 2018
Actual Study Completion Date :
Aug 1, 2018

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Inhaled Nitric Oxide 75mcg/KgIBW/Hr

Part 1: 15Mcg/kg IBW/hr during Run-in Period dose titrated to Inhaled Nitric Oxide / 75mcg/KgIBW/Hr upon randomization to treatment arm. Part 2: iNO 75 mcg/kg IBW/hr Open Label Treatment (Open Label Treatment - All Subjects)

Drug: Inhaled Nitric Oxide 75 mcg/kg IBW/hr
Inhaled Nitric Oxide 15mcg/Kg IBW/hr for two week run in period dose titrated to Inhaled Nitric Oxide 75 mcg/kg IBW/hr at randomizationTreatment Period (Week 3 to Week 18)
Other Names:
  • Inhaled Nitric Oxide
  • iNO
  • Placebo Comparator: Placebo

    Part 1: Placebo dose setting 15mcg/kg IBW/hr Run In Period / Placebo dose setting 75 mcg/kg IBW/hr treatment period

    Drug: Placebo
    Part 1 Placebo arm: Inhaled Nitric Oxide 15mcg/Kg IBW/hrfor two week run in period dose titrated to Inhaled Nitric Oxide 75 mcg/kg IBW/hr at randomizationTreatment Period
    Other Names:
  • Inhaled Nitric Oxide
  • iNO
  • Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Six Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) - Change from baseline 6MWD at 18 Weeks [Change from baseline to 18 weeks]

      Change in 6MWD from baseline to 18 weeks

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Time to Clinical Worsening (TTCW) [baseline to 18 weeks]

      1. TTCW, the time (in days) from start of treatment to first event (first day the event is noted), with iNO as compared to placebo, measured from baseline to 18 weeks . TTCW event is defined as any of the following: Death (all-cause mortality) Atrial septostomy Hospitalization due to worsening of PAH (adjudicated) Start of new specific PAH TX (endothelin receptor antagonists [ERAs], phosphodiesterase type-5 [PDE-5] inhibitors or prostanoids), an increase in the dose of an ERA or PDE-5, increase in the dose or frequency of an inhaled prostanoids, or an increase in the dose of an intravenous or subcutaneous prostanoids by >10%. Decrease of >15% from baseline or >30% compared with the last study related measurement in 6MWD should be confirmed by a repeat measurement performed at least 14 days later Worsening of WHO Functional Class (e.g., from Class II to Class III or IV, OR Class III to Class IV); and confirmed by a repeat assessment at least 14 days later

    2. Change in World Health Organization (WHO) Functional Class [from baseline to 18 weeks]

      Change in World Health Organization (WHO) Functional Class from baseline to 18 weeks

    Other Outcome Measures

    1. Change in health-related quality of life using Short Form-36 (SF-36) version 2 health survey [from baseline to 18 weeks]

      Change in QOL SF36 from Baseline to 18 weeks

    2. Change in Pulmonary Hemodynamics [from baseline to 18 weeks]

      Change in pulmonary hemodynamics (i.e., cardiac output [CO], cardiac index [CI], mean pulmonary artery pressure [mPAP], mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure [mPCWP], systolic pulmonary artery pressure [sPAP], diastolic pulmonary artery pressure [dPAP], pulmonary vascular resistance [PVR], and oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter [SpO2], mixed venous O2, and right atrial pressure [RAP]), measured by right heart catheterization (RHC), with iNO as compared to placebo, from baseline to 18 weeks, in a subset of subjects (approximately 50), at selected sites

    3. Change in Echocardiogram measurements [from baseline to 18 weeks]

      Change in echocardiogram measurements right ventricular function (including right ventricular fractional area change, systolic pulmonary artery pressure [sPAP], tricuspid annular motion/tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, tricuspid annular systolic velocity, and Tei index) and left ventricular function (including left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF], LV size, and improvement in LV early diastolic relaxation velocity), with iNO as compared to placebo, from baseline to 18 weeks, in a subset of subjects (approximately 50), at selected sites

    4. Change in Prop BNP [from screening to 18 weeks]

      as compared to placebo from screening to 18 weeks

    5. Change in Borg Dyspnea Scale [from baseline to 18 weeks]

      immediately following 6MWT with iNO as compared to Placebo from baseline, to 18weeks

    6. Change in 6MWD [from baseline to 18weeks]

      as related to degree of drug adherence, with iNO as compared to placebo,

    7. Unsatisfactory Clinical Response [from baseline to 18weeks]

      Number of subjects with unsatisfactory clinical response, with iNO as compared to placebo, from baseline to 18 weeks. Defined as WHO Functional Class III or IV symptoms with no improvement

    8. Subjects undergoing heart-lung or lung transplant [from baseline to 18weeks]

      Number of subjects undergoing heart-lung or lung transplantation, number of subjects listed for transplantation, deaths while awaiting transplant, from baseline to 18 week

    9. Medical Resource Utilization [from baseline to 18 weeks]

      Economic evaluation of the use as compared to placebo from baseline to 18weeks. Number of hospitalizations, Er visits and outpatient visits in the previous year as compared to study duration. Frequency duration and diagnosis will be recorded.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 85 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    1. Signed Informed Consent Form (and assent as appropriate) prior to the initiation of any study mandated procedures or assessments

    2. A confirmed diagnosis of PAH Group 1 who have either idiopathic PAH (IPAH), heritable PAH, drug and toxin-induced PAH, associated PAH (APAH) with connective tissue disease (CTD), APAH with repaired simple congenital systemic to pulmonary shunt (i.e., atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect and/or patent ductus arteriosus; complete repair at least 1 year prior to Screening), APAH with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or APAH with portal hypertension

    3. Subjects receiving at least one PAH specific therapy (ERA or PDE-5 inhibitor, or inhaled, subcutaneous, or intravenous prostacyclin or a prostacyclin analog) with the same type of therapy for at least 3 months with stable dosing 4 weeks prior to Screening. (Subjects should be receiving optimal therapy according to the disease severity)

    4. Subjects using oxygen therapy by nasal cannula for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening

    5. PAH diagnosis confirmed by RHC within the previous 5 years, according to the following definitions:

    • PVR ≥ 400 dynes.sec.cm-5 (5 Wood units)

    • mPAP ≥ 25 mmHg

    • PCWP or LVEDP ≤ 15 mmHg

    • Subjects who otherwise meet all the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria but have not undergone a RHC within the previous 5 years may be considered eligible for the study if they undergo a RHC and then meet the pulmonary hemodynamics criterion

    1. 6MWD ≥ 100 meters and ≤ 450 meters prior to randomization

    2. WHO Functional Class II-IV. Subjects with WHO Functional Class IV should be treated with prostacyclin or a prostacyclin analog (subcutaneous or intravenous), plus at least one additional PAH specific therapy (ERA or PDE-5), if available to the subject and reimbursed by health insurance

    3. Age between 18 and 85 years (inclusive)

    4. Willingness to use INOpulse delivery device for at least 12 hours per day

    5. Willingness to continue on study drug until the subject has completed Week 18 assessments

    6. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative pre-treatment pregnancy test (serum or urine). All female subjects should take adequate precaution to avoid pregnancy.

    Exclusion Criteria:
    1. Subjects with known HIV infection who have a history within the past 3 months of any opportunistic pulmonary disease (e.g., tuberculosis, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, or other pneumonias) at the time of Screening 2. PAH associated with untreated thyroid disorders, glycogen storage disease, Gaucher's disease, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, hemoglobinopathies, myeloproliferative disorders or splenectomy 3. Subjects with pulmonary conditions that may contribute to PAH including, but not limited to, chronic bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, or other pulmonary condition that the Investigator may deem to contribute to the severity of the disease or impair the delivery of iNO due to airway disease 4. Subjects receiving riociguat 5. Subjects receiving oral prostanoids as monotherapy 7. PAH associated with significant venous or capillary involvement, known or suspected pulmonary veno-occlusive disease, or pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis 8. Any subject with WHO PH Groups 2, 3, 4 or 5 9. Subjects with any of the following cardiac abnormalities:
    1. Underlying cardiomyopathy or clinically significant aortic or mitral valve disease in the opinion of the investigator b. Left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD), i.e., left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40% or left ventricular shortening fraction (LVSF) < 22%, as determined by local reading c. Current symptomatic coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction within 1 year, or any coronary artery interventions within 6 months
    1. Systemic hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) > 160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) > 100 mmHg persistent at Screening after a period of rest (treated or untreated) 11. Subjects with a history of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism/infarction or prothrombotic disorder must have had chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) excluded by ventilation/perfusion lung (V/Q) scan 12. Severe obstructive lung disease defined as both a forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) < 70% and FEV1 < 55% of predicted value 13. Moderate to severe restrictive lung disease: total lung capacity (TLC) < 60% of predicted; if TLC 60% to 70% predicted, a high resolution CT scan showing diffuse disease or more than mild patchy disease 14. Any subject who develops or has developed a PCWP > 20 mmHg during acute vasodilator testing (AVT) 15. Systemic hypotension defined as SBP < 90 mmHg persistent at Screening after a period of rest 16. Moderate to severe hepatic impairment, i.e., Child-Pugh Class B or C 17. On dialysis 18. Acute or chronic physical impairment (other than dyspnea due to PAH) that would limit the ability to comply with study procedures or adherence to therapy (i.e., 6MWT), including carrying and wearing the pulsed delivery device per study protocol, or medical problem(s) likely to preclude completion of the study

    2. Pregnant or breastfeeding females at Screening 20. Administered L-arginine within 1 month prior to Screening 21. Known concomitant life-threatening disease with a life expectancy less than 1 year 22. Atrial septostomy within 3 months preceding randomization

    3. The concurrent use of the INOpulse device with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), Bilevel positive airway presure BiPAP, or any other positive pressure device.

    4. Use of investigational drugs or devices within 1 month prior to Screening (other than acute vasodilator testing with iNO) 25. Any underlying medical or psychiatric condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, makes the subject an unsuitable candidate for the study 26. Any subject who has been enrolled in any previous clinical study with inhaled NO administered through pulse delivery.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Arizona Pulmonary Specialists, Ltd Phoenix Arizona United States 85012
    2 University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center Tucson Arizona United States 85724-5046
    3 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Beverly Hills California United States 90211
    4 UC San Diego / Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division La Jolla California United States 92093
    5 West Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center Los Angeles California United States 90073
    6 University of California, Davis Medical Center Sacramento California United States 95817
    7 University of Colorado Denver Aurora Colorado United States 80045
    8 Pulmonary Disease Specialists, PA Kissimmee Florida United States 34741
    9 Central Florida Pulmonary Group, PA Orlando Florida United States 32803-5727
    10 Cleveland Clinic Florida Weston Florida United States 33331
    11 Pulmonary and Critical Care of Atlanta Atlanta Georgia United States 30342
    12 Piedmont Healthcare Pulmonary and Critical Care Research Austell Georgia United States 30106
    13 Wellstar Medical Group - Pulmonary Medicine Marietta Georgia United States 30060
    14 Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Clinical Trials Unit Chicago Illinois United States 60611
    15 HeartCare Midwest Peoria Illinois United States 61616
    16 Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates (KPA), Inc. - Louisville Louisville Kentucky United States 40202-1332
    17 Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston Massachusetts United States 02115
    18 University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha Nebraska United States 68198-5590
    19 Albany Medical Center Albany New York United States 12208
    20 Montefiore Medical Center - Weiler Division Bronx New York United States 10461
    21 New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital - Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Brooklyn New York United States 11215
    22 Winthrop University Hospital, Clinical Trials Center Mineola New York United States 11501
    23 NYU Medical Center, Division Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine New York New York United States 10279
    24 University of Cincinnati Medical Ctr, Dept of Internal Medicine / Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Cincinnati Ohio United States 45267-0564
    25 Cleveland Clinic Cleveland Ohio United States 44195
    26 The Ohio State University Columbus Ohio United States 43065
    27 Legacy Medical Group - Pulmonary Clinic Portland Oregon United States 97210
    28 The Oregon Clinic, PC Portland Oregon United States 97220
    29 Temple University Hospital Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States 19140
    30 Allegheny Singer Research Institute Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States 15212
    31 Medical University of South Carolina Charleston South Carolina United States 29425
    32 MedTrial, LLC Columbia South Carolina United States 29204
    33 Sioux Falls Cardiovascular Sioux Falls South Dakota United States 57108
    34 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas Dallas Texas United States 75390-8550
    35 Pulmonary Associates of Richmond Richmond Virginia United States 23229
    36 University of Wisconsin Madison Wisconsin United States 53792-1615
    37 Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisconsin United States 53226
    38 St Vincent's Public Hospital Darlinghurst New South Wales Australia 2010
    39 Nepean Hospital Kingswood New South Wales Australia 2747
    40 Macquarie University Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia 2109
    41 Concord Repatriation General Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia 2139
    42 Princess Alexandra Hospital Woolloongabba Queensland Australia 4102
    43 Royal Adelaide Hospital Adelaide South Australia Australia 5000
    44 Royal Hobart Hospital Hobart Tasmania Australia 7000
    45 Innsbruck Medical University, University Hospital for Internal Medicine VI, Pneumology Innsbruck Tirol Austria 6020
    46 AKH-Vienna, Medical University of Vienna Wien Austria 1090
    47 Universitaire Ziekenhuizen (UZ) Leuven - Gasthuisberg - Leuven Brabant Belgium 3000
    48 Hopital Erasme - Service de Cardiologie Bruxelles Belgium 1070
    49 Faculty of Medicine / Peter Lougheed Center / Respiratory Research Calgary Alberta Canada T1Y 6J4
    50 Lawson Clinical Research Services / London Health Sciences Centre - VH London Ontario Canada N6A 5W9
    51 Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto Ontario Canada M5G 2C4
    52 Fundación Abood Shaio Bogotá Bogotá D.C. Colombia
    53 University Hospital centre Zagreb Zagreb Croatia 10000
    54 Vseobecna Fakultni Nemocnice v Praze (VFN) Praha 2 Bohemia Czechia 128 02
    55 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Hopitaux de Rouen - Hopital Charles Nicolle Rouen Normandy France 76031
    56 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble (CHU Grenoble) - Clinique de Pneumologie Grenoble Rhone France 38043
    57 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne St Priest en Jarez Rhone France 42270
    58 Hôpital Arnaud De Villeneuve - Service des Maladies Respiratoires Montpellier France 34295
    59 CHU de Nice Hôpital Pasteur - Pavillon H - Service Pneumologie Nice France 06001
    60 "Universitätsklinikum Freiburg - Medizinische Universitätsklinik Freiburg Baden-Württemberg Germany 79106
    61 Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg-Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertension Heidelberg Baden-Württemberg Germany 69126
    62 Waldburg-Zeil Kliniken - Fachkliniken Wangen Klinik für Pneumologie Wangen Baden-Württemberg Germany 88239
    63 Klinikum der Universität Regensburg - Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II Regensburg Bayern Germany 93053
    64 Universitätsmedizin Greifswald Zentrum für innere Medizin Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin B Greifswald Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany 17475
    65 Medizinische Hochschule Hannover-Abteilung für Pneumologie Hannover Niedersachsen Germany 30625
    66 Technische Universitaet Dresden - Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus - Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik I Dresden Sachsen Germany 01307
    67 Universitätsklinikum Leipzig-Dept. für Innere MedizinAbteilung für Pneumologie Leipzig Sachsen Germany 04103
    68 Helios Klinikum Erfurt Erfurt Thüringen Germany 99089
    69 Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin-Klinik für Innere Medizin/Kardiologie Berlin Germany 12683
    70 Barzilai University Medical Center Ashqelon Israel 7830604
    71 Soroka Medical Center Beer Sheba Israel 84101
    72 Carmel Medical Center Haifa Israel 3436212
    73 The Edith Wolfson Medical Center Holon Israel 58100
    74 Hadassah University Medical Center Jerusalem Israel
    75 Meir Medical Center - Pulmonology Dept. Kfar Saba Israel 4428164
    76 Rabin Medical Center Petaẖ Tiqwa Israel 49100
    77 Sheba Medical Center Ramat Gan Israel 5265601
    78 Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII Bergamo BG Italy 24129
    79 Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo - Monza Monza MI Italy 20900
    80 Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione Palermo PA Italy 90127
    81 A.O.U. Policlinico Umberto I- Università La Sapienza Roma RM Italy 00161
    82 Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum (VUMC) Amsterdam Netherlands 1081 HV
    83 Hospital Garcia de Orta Almada Lisbon Portugal 2801-951
    84 Universidade de Coimbra - Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra (H.U.C) Coimbra Mondego Portugal 3049
    85 Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Norte - Hospital de Santa Maria Lisbon Portugal 1649-035
    86 Clinical Center of Serbia Department of Cardiology and Polyclinic Belgrade Serbia 11000
    87 Clinical Center of Serbia, Polyclinic, Pulomology Department Belgrade Serbia 11000
    88 Clinical-Hospital Center Zemun Belgrade Serbia 11070
    89 Clinical Hospital Center Bezanijska Kosa Belgrade Serbia 11080
    90 Clinical Center of Nis, Clinic for Cardiovascular Diseases Nis Serbia 18000
    91 Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela A Coruña Spain 15706
    92 Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrin Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Canarias Spain 35020
    93 Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla (HUMV) Santander Cantabria Spain 39008
    94 Hospital Virgen de la Salud (HVS) Toledo Castile - La Mancha Spain 45004
    95 Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro - Madrid Majadahonda Madrid Spain 28222
    96 Hospital Universitario Son Espases Palma de Mallorca Mallorca Spain 7120
    97 Hospital Universitario Vall d'hebron Barcelona Spain 8035
    98 Hospital Clinic de Barcelona Barcelona Spain 8036
    99 Hospital Universitario de Valladolid Valladolid Spain 47003
    100 Dnipropetrovsk Regional Clinical Center of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, Department of Cardiology Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine 49094
    101 Municipal Institution of health care "Kharkiv City Clinical Hospital №13", Pulmonology Department №1 Kharkiv Ukraine 61035
    102 Government Institution "L.T.Malaya Therapy National Institute of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine", Cardiopulmonology Department Kharkiv Ukraine 61039
    103 National institute of phthisiology and pulmonology Kyiv Ukraine 03680
    104 National Scientific Centre "M.D. STRAZHESKO INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY, MAS OF UKRAINE" Kyiv Ukraine 03680
    105 Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital, Department of Intesive Care #2 Lviv Ukraine 79010
    106 Freeman Hospital Newcastle Upon Tyne Newcastle United Kingdom NE7 7DN
    107 Golden Jubilee National Hospital Clydebank West Dunbartonshire United Kingdom G81 4DY
    108 Royal Free Hospital London United Kingdom NW3 3QG
    109 Royal Brompton Hospital London United Kingdom SW3 6NP

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Bellerophon Pulse Technologies
    • Worldwide Clinical Trials

    Investigators

    • Study Director: Deborah Quinn, MD, Bellerophon Therapuetics

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Bellerophon Pulse Technologies
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT02725372
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • PULSE-PAH-004
    First Posted:
    Apr 1, 2016
    Last Update Posted:
    Aug 6, 2019
    Last Verified:
    Aug 1, 2019
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Keywords provided by Bellerophon Pulse Technologies
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Aug 6, 2019