Oral Treprostinil in Subjects With Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

NCT ID: NCT03037580

Last Updated: 2020-11-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

84 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-08-15

Study Completion Date

2019-12-03

Brief Summary

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This was a multicenter, randomized (1:1; oral treprostinil to placebo), double-blind, placebo-controlled study in subjects with World Health Organization (WHO) Group 2 pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Once randomized, subjects took the initial dose of study drug at the study site on the day of randomization. Subjects returned to the study site for visits scheduled at Weeks 6, 12, 18, and 24. The duration of study participation was approximately 28 weeks from Screening until study completion (includes a 30-day Screening Phase and 24-week Treatment Phase).

The study was discontinued by the Sponsor on 14 October 2019 due to slow enrollment. As only a small portion of the anticipated total subjects had been enrolled, with many terminating early due to the study termination, there was a limited ability to explore the effect of oral treprostinil in this indication in this study.

Detailed Description

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Study TDE-HF-301 was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to investigate the effect of oral treprostinil compared with placebo on exercise capacity in subjects with WHO Group 2 PH associated with HFpEF.

Once randomized, subjects were dispensed study drug and took an initial dose (0.125 mg) at the study site on the day of randomization. Dosing of study drug continued at 0.125 mg 3 times daily (TID; every 6 to 8 hours) with food. Dose increases could occur in 0.125-mg increments every 72 hours at the discretion of the Investigator up to a maximum allowable dose of 6 mg TID. Subjects received oral treprostinil as 0.125, 0.25, 1.0, or 2.5 mg sustained-release osmotic tablets (maximum dose 6 mg TID) or matching placebo. Doses of study drug were to be increased in the absence of dose-limiting drug-related adverse events (AEs) to ensure that each subject received the optimal dose throughout the study. Subjects returned for visits at Weeks 6, 12, 18, and 24. Subjects who terminated study drug early were asked to complete all remaining study visits. The study had an adaptive design where the maximum allowable dose was 2 mg until the Data Monitoring Committee had confirmed a satisfactory safety profile. After this confirmation, the maximum allowable dose was increased to 4 mg TID. This occurred after 45 subjects had been enrolled. A subsequent Data Monitoring Committee meeting, which occurred after 75 subjects had been enrolled, increased the maximum allowable dose to 6 mg TID.

Efficacy assessments consisted of 6-Minute Walk Distance (6MWD), blood collection for N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels, clinical worsening, WHO Functional Class (FC), Borg dyspnea score, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ).

Safety assessments consisted of AEs, physical examinations, vital signs, 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs), echocardiograms (ECHOs), heart failure signs and symptoms, pregnancy testing, clinical laboratory tests, hospitalizations due to cardiopulmonary indication, and worsening heart failure as demonstrated by outpatient administration of intravenous (IV) diuretics. Subjects could have optionally provided samples for the evaluation of biomarkers and pharmacogenomics.

Subjects that completed the 24-week treatment period on study drug were permitted to enter the open-label extension study (Study TDE-HF-302).

The study was discontinued by the Sponsor on 14 October 2019 due to slow enrollment. As only a small portion of the anticipated total subjects had been enrolled, with many terminating early due to the study termination, there was a limited ability to explore the effect of oral treprostinil in this indication in this study.

Conditions

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Pulmonary Hypertension Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Keywords

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Pulmonary Hypertension 6-Minute Walk Test HFpEF Oral Treprostinil

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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Oral treprostinil

Sustained-release oral tablets for TID administration

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Oral treprostinil

Intervention Type DRUG

Sustained-release oral tablets for TID administration

Placebo

Placebo (sugar pill) for TID oral administration

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo (sugar pill) for TID oral administration

Interventions

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Oral treprostinil

Sustained-release oral tablets for TID administration

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo (sugar pill) for TID oral administration

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Treprostinil diethanolamine, treprostinil diolamine Matching placebo (sugar pill)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. The subject voluntarily gave informed consent to participate in the study.
2. The subject was 18 to 85 years of age (inclusive) at Screening (ie, date of providing written informed consent).
3. A subject could qualify if they had undergone a right heart catheterization (RHC) within 180 days of Baseline.
4. The subject had a diagnosis of heart failure with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥45% by ECHO completed during Screening (prior to randomization).
5. The subject's baseline 6MWD was at least 150 meters.
6. The subject had pulmonary function tests conducted within 6 months of Screening or during the Screening Phase.
7. Subjects on a chronic medication for heart failure were on a stable dose for ≥30 days prior to randomization.
8. In the opinion of the Investigator, the subject was able to communicate effectively with study personnel, and was considered reliable, willing, and likely to be cooperative with protocol requirements, including attending all study visits.
9. Women of childbearing potential, including any female who had experienced menarche and who had not undergone successful surgical sterilization or was not postmenopausal, must have practiced true abstinence from intercourse when it was in line with their preferred and usual lifestyle, or have used 2 different forms of highly effective contraception for the duration of the study, and for at least 30 days after discontinuing study drug. Male subjects with a partner of childbearing potential must have used a condom during the length of the study, and for at least 48 hours after discontinuing study drug.
10. Subjects on chronic medications (eg, inhaled corticosteroids, long-acting beta2 adrenergic agonist, long acting muscarinic antagonists, combination inhaled drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, oral/parenteral corticosteroids, or biologic agents) for any underlying respiratory condition were on a stable dose for ≥30 days prior to randomization.

Exclusion Criteria

1. The subject was pregnant or lactating.
2. In the opinion of the Principal Investigator, the subject had a primary diagnosis of PH other than WHO Group 2 PH.
3. The subject had shown intolerance or significant lack of efficacy to a prostacyclin or prostacyclin analogue that resulted in discontinuation of therapy or inability to effectively titrate that therapy.
4. The subject had received any approved pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapies within 30 days of randomization. Chronic use of an approved phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (PDE5-I) was allowed as long as the subject has been on a stable dose for at least 90 days prior to randomization and had a RHC confirming the parameters necessary for inclusion in the study after being on a stable PDE5-I dose for at least 30 days.
5. The subject had been hospitalized for a cardiopulmonary indication within 30 days of randomization.
6. The subject had a myocardial infarction within 90 days of randomization.
7. The subject had cardiac resynchronization therapy within 90 days of randomization or anticipated resynchronization therapy during the study treatment period.
8. The subject had liver function tests greater than 3 times the upper limit of normal at Screening, clinically significant liver disease/dysfunction, known Child-Pugh Class C hepatic disease, or noncirrhotic portal hypertension.
9. The subject had uncontrolled systemic hypertension, systolic blood pressure \<100 mmHg, or a resting heart rate \>100 beats per minute at Baseline.
10. The subject had known genetic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, sarcoidosis, or cardiac amyloidosis.
11. The subject had a known history of any LVEF less than 40% by ECHO within 3 years of randomization. Note: a transient decline in LVEF below 40% that occurred and recovered more than 6 months before the start of Screening and was associated with an acute intercurrent condition (eg, atrial fibrillation) was allowed.
12. The subject had hemodynamically significant valvular heart disease as determined by the Investigator, including: greater than mild aortic and/or mitral stenosis or severe mitral and/or aortic regurgitation (\>Grade 3)
13. The subject had a Body Mass Index \>45 kg/m\^2.
14. The subject had any musculoskeletal disorder, or had any other condition that limited ambulation.
15. The subject had end-stage renal disease requiring/receiving dialysis.
16. The subject participated in an investigational drug or device study within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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United Therapeutics

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

George Washington University

Locations

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Banner University Medical Center Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona, United States

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VA Healthcare System of Greater Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States

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University of California Los Angeles Pulmonary Division

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

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University of California - Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, California, United States

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Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Santa Barbara, California, United States

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Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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University of Colorado Denver

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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National Jewish Health

Denver, Colorado, United States

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South Denver Cardiology

Littleton, Colorado, United States

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MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

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

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Medical Faculty Associates, George Washington University

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

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Bay Area Cardiology Associates

Brandon, Florida, United States

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Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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St. Vincent's Lung, Sleep, and Critical Care Specialists

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Central Florida Pulmonary Group, P.A.

Orlando, Florida, United States

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Florida Hospital

Orlando, Florida, United States

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University of South Florida; Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Cleveland Clinic of Florida

Weston, Florida, United States

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Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Augusta University

Augusta, Georgia, United States

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Piedmont Physicians Georgia Lung

Austell, Georgia, United States

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WellStar Medical Group

Marietta, Georgia, United States

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University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, United States

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Advocate Christ Medical Center

Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States

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OSF HealthCare

Peoria, Illinois, United States

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Indiana University Health Methodist Research Institute, INC

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Community Physician Network, Heart and Vascular Care

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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Saint Vincent Hospital and Health Services

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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Iowa Heart Center

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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University of Kentucky Medical Center

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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University of Louisville Physicians Outpatient Center

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Chest Medicine Associates

South Portland, Maine, United States

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Tufts Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Brighton, Massachusetts, United States

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Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Spectrum Health Medical Group

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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St. Luke's Hospital

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

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Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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Barnabas Health Lung Center

Newark, New Jersey, United States

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Albany Medical College

Albany, New York, United States

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Mount Sinai Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

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Pulmonary Health Physicians, PC

Syracuse, New York, United States

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Montefiore Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, United States

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Asheville Cardiology Associates

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Pinehurst Medical Clinic

Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States

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The Lindner Research Center The Christ Hospital Health Network

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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University of Toledo Medical Center

Toledo, Ohio, United States

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The Oregon Clinic

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Lancaster General Hospital

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Allegheny General Hospital

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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AnMed Health Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Anderson, South Carolina, United States

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VitaLink Research - Anderson

Anderson, South Carolina, United States

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Stern Cardiovascular Foundation

Germantown, Tennessee, United States

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Summit Medical Group

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Houston Methodist Research Institute

Houston, Texas, United States

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock, Texas, United States

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Intermountain Medical Center

Murray, Utah, United States

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Inova Heart and Vascular Institute

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

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Sentara Cardiovascular Research Institute

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

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Carilion Clinic

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

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Providence Medical Research Center

Spokane, Washington, United States

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West Virginia University Hospital

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

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Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Countries

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United States

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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TDE-HF-301

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id