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Pulmonary HypertensionPhase 4NCT02829034

Targeting Right Ventricle in Pulmonary Hypertension Gilead

A Phase 4 study testing Ranolazine in people with Pulmonary Hypertension, run by University of Pennsylvania at 3 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This study is looking to see if giving ranolazine to subjects on stable pulmonary hypertension therapies but with right ventricular dysfunction (RVEF <45%) will improve their health by improving right ventricular (RV) function. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Pulmonary Hypertension
What is being tested?
Ranolazine
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
22 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jul 2016to Jan 2018
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Symptomatic pulmonary hypertension based on one of the following criteria:
  • Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • Familial pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • Pulmonary hypertension associated with connective tissue disease
  • Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension-nonsurgical/distal vessel disease or patients who are reluctant to go to surgery within a 6-month period and are willing to participate
  • Simple congenital such as repaired atrial septal defect or ventricular septal defect or unrepaired small atrial septal defect or ventricular septal defect with persistent and out of proportion pulmonary arterial hypertension
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  • Group 3 patients who have a component of pulmonary arterial hypertension *Pulmonary hypertension caused by conditions affect the veins and small vessels of the lungs
  • Sickle cell disease
  • Group 5 pulmonary hypertension such as polycythemia vera
  • Essential thrombocythemia
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Vasculitis
  • Metabolic disorder
  • World Health Organization functional class II, III, or IV
  • Mean pulmonary artery pressure >25 mmHg at rest
  • Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure or left ventricular end diastolic pressure < 15 mmHg
  • Pulmonary vascular resistance > 3 mmHg/L/min
  • Right ventricle ejection fraction < 45%
  • 6-minute walk test distance > 50 meters

Who cannot join

  • Previous treatment with or prior sensitivity to ranolazine
  • Any family history of corrected QT interval prolongation, congenital long QT syndrome, or receiving drugs that prolong the corrected QT interval
  • Parenchymal lung disease showing total lung capacity < 50% of predicted OR forced expiratory volume at one second/forced vital capacity < 50%
  • Portal hypertension associated with chronic liver disease
  • Left sided heart disease including any of the following: moderate or greater aortic or mitral valve disease, Any left ventricle cardiomyopathy, Left ventricular systolic dysfunction defined as an ejection fraction < 50%, Symptomatic coronary artery disease
  • Uncontrolled systemic hypertension
  • Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, Pacemaker, hazardous metallic implants or any other contraindication to MRI.

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • University of Maryland

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Multi-center Study to Assess the Effect of Ranolazine in Subjects With Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Dysfunction Using Cardiovascular MRI

This study is looking to see if giving ranolazine to subjects on stable pulmonary hypertension therapies but with right ventricular dysfunction (RVEF <45%) will improve their health by improving right ventricular (RV) function.

Being tested
Ranolazine, Placebo
Keywords
pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular function, ranolazine
Medical subject headings
Hypertension, Pulmonary

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • RanolazineDrug

    Also called Ranexa

    Ranolazine 500mg by mouth twice per day and after two weeks increases to 1000mg by mouth twice per day and continue for a total of 26 weeks.

  • PlaceboDrug

    Placebo by mouth twice per day for a total of 26 weeks

Study groups in NCT02829034
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
RanolazineActive comparatorRanolazine 500mg by mouth twice per day and after two weeks increase to 1000mg by mouth twice per day
Receives: Drug: Ranolazine
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorPlacebo by mouth twice per day
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Absolute Change From Baseline Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction (the Unit is Percentage)

    Change in right ventricle ejection fraction as assessed by MRI

    Measured: 26 weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Percent Change in 6min-walk-test Distance

    6-minute walk test

    Measured: 6 months

  2. Change in N-terminal Pro B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP)

    NT-proBNP measured at 6-months compared to baseline

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Jul 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2016
  3. Primary completionDec 2017
  4. Study completionJan 2018

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
22 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02829034
Sponsor's protocol ID
824808
Status last verified
Feb 2019
First submitted
5 Jul 2016
Last updated
26 Feb 2019
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Han Y, Forfia PR, Vaidya A, Mazurek JA, Park MH, Ramani G, Chan SY, Waxman AB. Rationale and design of the ranolazine PH-RV study: a multicentred randomised and placebo-controlled study of ranolazine to improve RV function in patients with non-group 2 pulmonary hypertension. Open Heart. 2018 Feb 23;5(1):e000736. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2017-000736. eCollection 2018.

    PubMed 29531764

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Ranolazine in people with Pulmonary Hypertension, run by University of Pennsylvania at 3 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 19 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Feb 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 26 Feb 2019). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Absolute Change From Baseline Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction (the Unit is Percentage) (time frame: 26 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02829034, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Feb 2019.

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