Clinical Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Macitentan in Subjects With Inoperable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

NCT ID: NCT02060721

Last Updated: 2025-03-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

76 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-02-03

Study Completion Date

2022-03-21

Brief Summary

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Long-term study to evaluate if macitentan is safe, tolerable and efficient enough to be used for treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Macitentan

Macitentan 10mg, oral tablet, once daily

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Macitentan

Intervention Type DRUG

Macitentan 10mg, oral tablet, once daily

Interventions

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Macitentan

Macitentan 10mg, oral tablet, once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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ACT-064992

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Written informed consent
* Subject with CTEPH having completed the double-blind (DB) AC-055E201/ MERIT-1 study as scheduled (i.e., who remained in the DB study up to Week 24).
* Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pre-treatment serum pregnancy test, be advised on appropriate methods of contraception, and agree to use 2 reliable methods of contraception.

Exclusion Criteria

* Permanent discontinuation of DB study treatment due to an hepatic adverse event or liver aminotransferase abnormalities.
* Any known factor (e.g., drug or substance abuse) or disease (e.g., unstable psychiatric illness) that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with treatment compliance or interpretation of the results, or that may influence the ability to comply with any of the study requirements.
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

Principal Investigators

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Erin McGuire

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Actelion

Locations

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Leuven, , Belgium

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Beijing, , China

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Guangzhou, , China

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Shanghai, , China

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Shenyang, , China

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Wuhan, , China

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Prague, , Czechia

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Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, , France

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Paris, , France

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Toulouse, , France

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Giessen, , Germany

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Heidelberg, , Germany

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Würzburg, , Germany

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Budapest, , Hungary

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Debrecen, , Hungary

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Kaunas, , Lithuania

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Mexico City, , Mexico

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Lublin, , Poland

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Wroclaw, , Poland

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Kemerovo, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Novosibirsk, , Russia

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Saint Petersburg, , Russia

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Tomsk, , Russia

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Zurich, , Switzerland

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Bangkok, , Thailand

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Chiang Mai, , Thailand

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Capa_Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Kyiv, , Ukraine

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Lviv, , Ukraine

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Cambridge, , United Kingdom

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London, , United Kingdom

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Sheffield, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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Belgium China Czechia France Germany Hungary Lithuania Mexico Poland Russia Switzerland Thailand Turkey (Türkiye) Ukraine United Kingdom

References

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Kim NH, D'Armini AM, Howard LS, Jenkins DP, Jing ZC, Mayer E, Chamitava L, Lack G, Rofael H, Solonets M, Ghofrani HA. Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Macitentan in Inoperable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Results from MERIT and its Open-Label Extension. Pulm Ther. 2025 Mar;11(1):101-116. doi: 10.1007/s41030-024-00276-w. Epub 2024 Nov 9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39520648 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2013-003457-25

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

AC-055E202

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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