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A Multi-Center, Open-Label, Multiple Dose, Dose Finding Study Exploring the Safety and Tolerability of Beraprost Sodium Modified Release in PAH Patients
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Verified by Lung Rx, October 2008
Sponsored by: Lung Rx
Information provided by: Lung Rx
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00781885
  Purpose

This study is an international, open-label, multi-center, Phase II, multiple dose, dose-finding study to investigate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic characteristics of BPS-MR tablets in male and female patients with PAH.

Patients who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria will enter the Treatment Phase at a Baseline visit. Patients will begin taking one BPS-MR tablet (60µg) twice daily (b.i.d.) escalating by one tablet b.i.d. each week to a maximum dose of 600µg (ten tablets) b.i.d or until the patient reaches their MTD. Following the achievement of the MTD, patients will be down-titrated off BPS-MR in weekly one tablet b.i.d. decrements. Patients may, alternatively, elect to continue taking the study drug at their MTD in a separate open-label extension study.


Condition Intervention Phase
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Drug: Beraprost sodium modified release
Phase II

Genetics Home Reference related topics: pulmonary arterial hypertension
MedlinePlus related topics: High Blood Pressure
Drug Information available for: Beraprost
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Safety Study
Official Title: A Multi-Center, Open-Label, Multiple Dose, Dose Finding Study Exploring the Safety and Tolerability of Beraprost Sodium Modified Release in PAH Patients

Further study details as provided by Lung Rx:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of BPS-MR in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients, following chronic, twice-daily administration. [ Time Frame: 10 Weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To assess the effect of BPS-MR on the following: Safety (adverse events, physical exam, vital signs, tolerability to BPS-MR, clinical laboratory parameters, electrocardiogram findings) Patient pharmacokinetic parameters at MTD, including estimates of [ Time Frame: 19 Weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment: 10
Study Start Date: January 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date: July 2009
Estimated Primary Completion Date: June 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Intervention Details:
    Drug: Beraprost sodium modified release
    Tablets 60mcg
Detailed Description:

This study is an international, open-label, multi-center, Phase II, multiple dose, dose-finding study to investigate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic characteristics of BPS-MR tablets in male and female patients with PAH. All patients will be receiving background therapy with either a phosphodiesterase (PDE-5) inhibitor, endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA), or the combination of these two.

The study is divided into two phases:

  1. The Treatment Phase and
  2. The Down-Titration Phase

Screening will be conducted on an outpatient basis within 21 days prior to the Baseline visit. Patients meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria at the Baseline visit will enter the Treatment Phase and begin taking one BPS-MR tablet (60µg) b.i.d. and escalating by one tablet b.i.d. each week to a maximum dose of 600µg (ten tablets) b.i.d. or until the patient reaches an intolerable dose.

Patients who reach an intolerable dose will be instructed to continue treatment at the previous dose, which will be considered as their individual MTD. For example, if a patient attains a full week of six BPS-MR tablets b.i.d. (360µg) but is unable to tolerate seven tablets (420µg) then the patient will return to using six tablets of BPS-MR b.i.d. (360µg) for up to an additional week of treatment. In this scenario, BPS-MR 360µg b.i.d. is the patient's MTD. Patients who do not reach an intolerable dose and tolerate the full ten weeks of BPS-MR dosing will be considered to have their individual MTD as BPS-MR 600µg b.i.d.

When patients reach their individual MTD (either at 10 weeks or earlier) they will return to the site 3-7 days after for an End of Treatment Phase assessment to be evaluated for safety and, optionally, a PK assessment. Subsequent to the End of Treatment Phase visit patients will be instructed to begin down-titration off of BPS-MR in weekly increments. However, patients may alternatively elect to continue taking BPS-MR at their MTD in a separate open-label extension study.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Is male or female between the ages of 18 and 75 years of age, inclusive;
  2. Has either idiopathic or familial PAH, PAH associated with collagen vascular disease, or PAH induced by anorexigens;
  3. Is clinically stable, as determined by the investigator;
  4. Has previously undergone a cardiac catheterization which is consistent with PAH, specifically PAPm ≥25 mmHg (at rest), PCWP (or left ventricular end diastolic pressure) ≤15 mmHg, and PVR >3 wood units;
  5. Has been on a course of an endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) or phosphodiesterase inhibitor (PDE-5) or the combination for at least 90 days at the time of the Baseline visit;
  6. Has an unencouraged six-minute walk distance (6MWD) between 300 and 600 meters at the Screening visit;
  7. Is able to communicate effectively with study personnel;
  8. Is considered to be reliable, willing, cooperative and compliant with the study protocol requirements;
  9. Provides voluntary, written informed consent before participating in the study;
  10. Is, if female, physiologically incapable of childbearing or is practicing an acceptable method of birth control (i.e., surgical sterilization, approved hormonal contraceptives, barrier methods [such as a condom or diaphragm] used with a spermicide, or an intrauterine device).

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Has pulmonary venous hypertension, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease, pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension related to congenital heart disease, or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension;
  2. Is pregnant or lactating;
  3. Has a known intolerance to beraprost sodium or prostanoids;
  4. Has a pre-existing condition that could interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of drugs;
  5. Current use of tobacco products;
  6. Known history of syncope;
  7. Has, in the opinion of the Investigator, any concomitant disease other than those accepted as part of the inclusion criteria that would compromise the patient or the study;
  8. Has had a change in or discontinued any PAH medication (with the exception of anticoagulants) within 30 days prior to the Baseline visit;
  9. Has received any prostanoid therapy within the 30 days prior to the Baseline visit or be scheduled to receive additional prostanoid therapy during the study except for acute vasodilatory testing;
  10. Has received any investigational medication within 30 days prior to the Baseline visit or be scheduled to receive another investigational drug during the course of this study;
  11. In the opinion of the investigator, may be unable to comply with the study protocol;
  12. Has any preexisting disease known to cause pulmonary hypertension (e.g., obstructive lung disease, parasitic disease affecting the pulmonary system, sickle cell anemia, mitral valve stenosis, portal hypertension) other than those listed in the inclusion criteria;
  13. Has donated blood or plasma or has lost a volume of blood >450 mL within six weeks prior to the Baseline visit.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00781885

Locations
United States, California
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California, United States, 90502
United States, Pennsylvania
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15212
United States, Texas
UTSW Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390-8550
Sponsors and Collaborators
Lung Rx
Investigators
Study Director: Ted Staub, MS, MEng Study Sponsor
  More Information

Responsible Party: Lung Rx ( David W. Armstrong, III, PhD, FACSM )
Study ID Numbers: BPS-MR-PAH-201
Study First Received: October 27, 2008
Last Updated: October 28, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00781885  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension
Signs and Symptoms
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Lung Diseases
Beraprost
Epoprostenol
Vascular Diseases
Hypertension

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vasodilator Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Hematologic Agents
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Agents
Antihypertensive Agents
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009