INOvation-1: Clinical Study of Pulsed, Inhaled Nitric Oxide Versus Placebo in Symptomatic Subjects With PAH
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
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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
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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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)
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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
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Change in Prop BNP [from screening to 18 weeks]
as compared to placebo from screening to 18 weeks
- Change in Borg Dyspnea Scale [from baseline to 18 weeks]
immediately following 6MWT with iNO as compared to Placebo from baseline, to 18weeks
- Change in 6MWD [from baseline to 18weeks]
as related to degree of drug adherence, with iNO as compared to placebo,
- 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
- 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
- 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
Inclusion Criteria:
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Signed Informed Consent Form (and assent as appropriate) prior to the initiation of any study mandated procedures or assessments
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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
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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)
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Subjects using oxygen therapy by nasal cannula for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening
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PAH diagnosis confirmed by RHC within the previous 5 years, according to the following definitions:
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PVR ≥ 400 dynes.sec.cm-5 (5 Wood units)
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mPAP ≥ 25 mmHg
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PCWP or LVEDP ≤ 15 mmHg
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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
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6MWD ≥ 100 meters and ≤ 450 meters prior to randomization
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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
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Age between 18 and 85 years (inclusive)
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Willingness to use INOpulse delivery device for at least 12 hours per day
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Willingness to continue on study drug until the subject has completed Week 18 assessments
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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:
- 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:
- 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
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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
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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
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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.
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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 | |
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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.- PULSE-PAH-004