A Study to Test the Effects of Riociguat in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

NCT ID: NCT01065454

Last Updated: 2025-08-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

202 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-04-14

Study Completion Date

2025-07-23

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to assess whether increasing oral doses of Riociguat are safe and improve the well-being, symptoms and outcome in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Detailed Description

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Pharmacokinetics parameters were regarded as exploratory parameters. Adverse event data will be covered in Adverse events section.

Conditions

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Hypertension, Pulmonary Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521) up to 2 mg

Participants received riociguat up to 2 mg three times per day (tid) (increasing from 0.5 to 1 to 2 mg).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521)

Intervention Type DRUG

up to 2 mg three times a day (increasing from 0.5 to 1 to 2 mg)

Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521) up to 1 mg

Participants received riociguat up to 1 mg tid (increasing from 0.5 to 1 mg).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521)

Intervention Type DRUG

up to 1 mg three times a day (increasing from 0.5 to 1 mg)

Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521) fixed 0.5 mg

Participants received riociguat 0.5 mg tid (fixed dose).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521)

Intervention Type DRUG

fixed 0.5 mg three times a day

Placebo

Participants received placebo tid.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo three times a day

Interventions

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Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521)

up to 2 mg three times a day (increasing from 0.5 to 1 to 2 mg)

Intervention Type DRUG

Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521)

up to 1 mg three times a day (increasing from 0.5 to 1 mg)

Intervention Type DRUG

Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521)

fixed 0.5 mg three times a day

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo three times a day

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female patients with symptomatic pulmonary hypertension due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction despite optimized heart failure therapy

Exclusion Criteria

* Types of pulmonary hypertension other than group 2.1 of Dana Point Classification
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bayer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bayer Study Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Bayer

Locations

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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San Diego, California, United States

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Torrance, California, United States

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Westminster, California, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

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Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Fairfield, Ohio, United States

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Falls Church, Virginia, United States

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Herston, Queensland, Australia

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

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Vienna, , Austria

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Aalst, , Belgium

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Brussels, , Belgium

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Ghent, , Belgium

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Leuven, , Belgium

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Québec, , Canada

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Beijing, , China

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Shanghai, , China

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Shanghai, , China

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Brno, , Czechia

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Olomouc, , Czechia

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Prague, , Czechia

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Prague, , Czechia

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Aarhus N, , Denmark

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Bron, , France

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Lille, , France

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Nantes, , France

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Pessac, , France

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Rouen, , France

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Toulouse, , France

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Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

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Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany

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Naples, Campania, Italy

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Pavia, Lombardy, Italy

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Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan

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Seto, Aichi-ken, Japan

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Ōgaki, Gifu, Japan

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Higashiibaraki, Ibaraki, Japan

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Tsu, Mie-ken, Japan

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Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

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Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

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Osaka, Osaka, Japan

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Suita, Osaka, Japan

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Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan

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Sunto, Shizuoka, Japan

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Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan

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Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Amsterdam, , Netherlands

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Nijmegen, , Netherlands

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Bydgoszcz, , Poland

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Gdansk, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Singapore, , Singapore

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Singapore, , Singapore

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Singapore, , Singapore

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A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain

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Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain

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Palma, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Murcia, , Spain

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Valencia, , Spain

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Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

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Lugano, Canton Ticino, Switzerland

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Zurich, , Switzerland

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

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London, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Austria Belgium Canada China Czechia Denmark France Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Poland Singapore Spain Switzerland United Kingdom

References

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Ghio S, Bonderman D, Felix SB, Ghofrani HA, Michelakis ED, Mitrovic V, Oudiz RJ, Frey R, Roessig L, Semigran MJ. Left ventricular systolic dysfunction associated with pulmonary hypertension riociguat trial (LEPHT): rationale and design. Eur J Heart Fail. 2012 Aug;14(8):946-53. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs071. Epub 2012 Jun 20.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22719060 (View on PubMed)

Bonderman D, Ghio S, Felix SB, Ghofrani HA, Michelakis E, Mitrovic V, Oudiz RJ, Boateng F, Scalise AV, Roessig L, Semigran MJ; Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Associated With Pulmonary Hypertension Riociguat Trial (LEPHT) Study Group. Riociguat for patients with pulmonary hypertension caused by systolic left ventricular dysfunction: a phase IIb double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging hemodynamic study. Circulation. 2013 Jul 30;128(5):502-11. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.001458. Epub 2013 Jun 17.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23775260 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2023-507001-34-00

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2009-015878-35

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

14308

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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