Early, Simple and Reliable Detection of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)

NCT ID: NCT00706082

Last Updated: 2012-06-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Total Enrollment

490 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-10-31

Study Completion Date

2012-03-31

Brief Summary

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A two-stage prospective observational cohort study in scleroderma patients to evaluate screening tests and the incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension and pulmonary hypertension

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Systemic Sclerosis Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female
* Age ≥ 18 years
* Patients with definite diagnosis of SSc by American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria (18); including all patients with any other connective tissue diseases (CTD) who, in parallel, meet the ACR criteria for SSc (18)
* SSc disease duration \> 3 years dated from onset of first non-Raynaud feature
* Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) \< 60% of predicted

Exclusion Criteria

* PH confirmed by RHC before enrolment, i.e. mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) \> or = 25 mmHg at rest or \> or = 30 mmHg at exercise, independent of PCWP (11)
* RHC within the 12 months before enrolment
* Use of therapy that is considered definite PAH/PH treatment (19) for any indication, within the 6 weeks before enrolment and/or for a total of more than 6 weeks during the 12 months before enrolment: i.e. endothelin receptor antagonists (ERA; e.g. bosentan, sitaxsentan, ambrisentan), phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5; e.g. sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil), prostanoids (e.g. epoprostenol, treprostinil, iloprost, beraprost), and any experimental PAH/PH drugs. Intermittent use of PDE5 inhibitors for male erectile dysfunction is permitted
* Forced vital capacity (FVC) \< 40%
* Renal insufficiency, defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 40 ml/min/1.73 m2 (20), assessed according to local practice
* Previous evidence or previous diagnosis of clinically relevant left heart disease and other relevant conditions, i.e. at least one of the following:

* Previous ECHO with estimated left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction \< 50%, previous history of cardiogenic pulmonary edema, increased size of left atrium (\> 50 mm)
* Known significant diastolic dysfunction associated with clinical heart failure or PCWP \> 15mmHg
* Known significant coronary disease or significant valvular heart disease
* Evidence of inadequately treated blood pressure, defined as \> 160/90 mmHg and/or blood pressure during exercise \> 220/120 mmHg (if evaluated)
* Known hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or left ventricular hypertrophy (interventricular septum thickness (IVS) or posterior wall thickness (PWD) \> 1.2 cm)
* Patients referred with overt heart failure
* Known congenital heart defects such as single ventricle, transposition, or Eisenmenger physiology
* Previous closure of systemic pulmonary shunt, heart valve replacement, or cardiac transplantation
* Pregnancy: pregnancy testing in females with child-bearing potential is mandatory and must be done before enrolment
* Patients unlikely to be available for annual follow up over an anticipated 3 years of study (e.g. survival estimate, psychological, logistics; based on investigator discretion)

Patients with clinically relevant left heart disease as defined above, diagnosed by ECHO at baseline (i.e. after enrolment), will be included in the study.


* During the study, use of therapy that is considered definite PAH/PH treatment (19) is prohibited and will result in discontinuation of the patient from the study, unless the total treatment duration per year is less than 6 weeks. Intermittent use of PDE5 inhibitors for male erectile dysfunction is permitted.
* During the study, use of therapy that is considered definite PAH/PH treatment (19) is prohibited within the 6 weeks preceding the follow-up visits. Violation of this rule will result in discontinuation of the patient from the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Actelion

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham, 311 THT

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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UCLA Division of Rheumatology

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Harbor UCLA Medical Center

Torrance, California, United States

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University of CT

Farmington, Connecticut, United States

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Department of Rheumatology

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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University of Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Rheumatology, MC 733, The University of Illinois-Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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John Hopkins, Division of Rheumatology

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Boston University School of Medicine

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Michigan Scleroderma Program

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Michigan State University

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Mayo Clinic - Division of Rheumatology

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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The Center for Rheumatology

Albany, New York, United States

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Division of Rheumatology and Allergy - Clinical Immunology

Lake Success, New York, United States

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AAIR Research Center

Rochester, New York, United States

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Carolina Arthritis

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

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Chief of Rheumatology

Toledo, Ohio, United States

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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina, Division of Rheumatolgoy and Immunology

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Department of Critical Care - Virginia Mason Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Arthritis Northwest

Spokane, Washington, United States

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Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Division of Pulmonology, MEDUK

Graz, , Austria

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Universitaetsklinik fuer Dermatologie und Venerologie

Innsbruck, , Austria

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Abteilung für Dermatologie

Linz, , Austria

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Univ - Klinik fuer Innere Medizin II, Abt. fuer Kardiologie - Medizinische Universitaetsklinik Wien

Vienna, , Austria

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Clinic for Heart and Rheumatic Diseases

Sarajevo, , Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Santa Casa de BH - Departamento de Reumatologia

Belo Horizonte, , Brazil

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Clinical Hospital - UNICAMP University of Campinas

Campinas, , Brazil

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Clinical Hospital - Federal University of Parana State - Rheumatology and Systemic Sclerosis Department

Curitiba, , Brazil

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UFRJ - Serviço de Reumatologia

Ilha Do Fundão, , Brazil

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Complexo Santa Casa de POA - Hospital Santa Clara

Porto Alegre, , Brazil

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Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Porto Alegre (PUCRS)

Porto Alegre, , Brazil

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Clinical Hospital - Medicine School of the University of Sao Paulo

São Paulo, , Brazil

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Clinical Hospital - Federal University of Medicine of Sao Paulo

São Paulo, , Brazil

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Faculty of Medicine

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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2E4.31 Walter Mackenzie Health Sciences Center

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Regent Medical Building

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre-VG Site

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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St. Joseph Health Care

London, Ontario, Canada

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Mount Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Hospital Notre-Dame

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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St. Paul's (Grey Nuns) Hospital

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Peking Union Medical College Hospital (West Campus) Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

Beijing, , China

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Revmatologicky ustav

Prague, , Czechia

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Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH - Abteilung Rheumatologie und Kliniscihe Immunologie

Bad Nauheim, , Germany

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Universitaetsmedizine Charite

Berlin, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Bonnn

Bonn, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Koeln

Cologne, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus

Dresden, , Germany

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Medizinische Klinik 3, Rheumatologie, Immunologie und Onkologie

Erlangen, , Germany

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Goethe-Universitaet Frankfurt

Frankfurt, , Germany

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Medizinische Klinik der Albert-Ludwigs Universitaet Freiburg

Freiburg im Breisgau, , Germany

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Universitatsklinik Greifswald - Klinik fur Innere Medizin B

Greifswald, , Germany

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Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Heidelberg, , Germany

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Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig

Leipzig, , Germany

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Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik B, Rheumatologisch Immunologische Ambulanz

Münster, , Germany

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Brüder Krankenhaus

Trier, , Germany

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University Hospital Zurich

Zurich, , Germany

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Kardiovaszkuláris Ambulancia Kft.

Debrecen, , Hungary

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Pécs, , Hungary

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UMC St Radboud

Nijmegen, , Netherlands

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Helse Bergen HF Haukeland Universitetssykehus

Bergen, , Norway

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Rikshospitalet, University hospital of Oslo - Rheumatology department

Oslo, , Norway

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St. Olav University Hospital - Rheumatologisk avdeling

Trondheim, , Norway

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Prywatny Specjalistyczny Gabinet Profesora Stanislawa

Bialystok, , Poland

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UPR - Medical Sciences Campus

San Juan, , Puerto Rico

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Clinica de Reumatologie

Cluj-Napoca, , Romania

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State Institution "Institute of the Rheumatology of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences"

Moscow, , Russia

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The National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases

Piešťany, , Slovakia

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HOSPITAL SANTA CREU i SANT PAU

Barcelona, , Spain

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Servicio de Medicina Interna Planta 2ºB

Bizkaia, , Spain

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Jefe de Servicio - Servicio de Rheumatología

Valencia, , Spain

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Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve

Geneva, , Switzerland

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Cukurova Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Balcali Hastanesi

Adana, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ankara Numune Egitim ve Arastirma hastanesi

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Hacettepe Universitesi Tip Fakultesi

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Istanbul Universitesi Istanbul Tip Fakultesi

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ege Universitesi

Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust

London, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Canada China Czechia Germany Hungary Netherlands Norway Poland Puerto Rico Romania Russia Slovakia Spain Switzerland Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

References

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Gopal DM, Doldt B, Finch K, Simms RW, Farber HW, Gokce N. Relation of novel echocardiographic measures to invasive hemodynamic assessment in scleroderma-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Sep;66(9):1386-94. doi: 10.1002/acr.22307.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24515598 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AC-052-510

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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