Sitaxsentan Efficacy And Safety Trial With A Randomized Prospective Assessment Of Adding Sildenafil (SR-PAAS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00795639 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Safety Issue: The trial was prematurely terminated on Dec 9, 2010, due to safety concerns, specifically new emerging evidence of hepatic injury.)
First Posted : November 21, 2008
Results First Posted : March 1, 2012
Last Update Posted : March 24, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension | Drug: Sitaxsentan Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 183 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Safety And Efficacy Study Of Sitaxsentan Sodium In Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
Study Start Date : | December 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Sitaxsentan
Monotherapy
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Drug: Sitaxsentan
Sitaxsentan = 100 mg tablet administered orally, once daily |
Placebo Comparator: Sitaxsentan Placebo
Monotherapy
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Drug: Placebo
Sitaxsentan Placebo = 1 tablet administered orally, once daily
Other Name: Sitaxsentan Placebo |
- Change From Baseline in Total Distance Walked During 6 Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) at Week 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline/Day 1 and Week 12 ]6 MWD was the distance that a participant could walk in 6 minutes. Participants were asked to perform the test at a pace that was comfortable to them, with as many breaks as they needed. Continuous pulse oximetry was conducted during the test for safety. Change is Week 12 results minus baseline results.
- Number of Participants With Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Functional Classification at Weeks 4, 8 and 12 [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 4, 8 and 12 or Early Termination (ET) ]WHO functional classification for PAH ranges from Class I (no limitation in physical activity, no dyspnea with normal activity) to Class IV (cannot perform a physical activity without any symptoms, dyspnea at rest). Improvement = reduction in functional class, deterioration = increase in functional class, no change = no change in functional class.
- Time to Clinical Worsening (TTCW) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 4, 8 and 12 or ET ]TTCW defined as the number of days between first dose of study drug and the occurrence of a predefined clinical worsening event. Predefined clinical worsening events included: hospitalization for worsening PAH, on-study death, heart-lung or lung transplant, atrial septostomy or withdrawal due to the addition of any chronic medications for the treatment of worsening PAH.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years to 80 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Current diagnosis of symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) classified by one of the following: idiopathic arterial hypertension (IPAH), primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), familial pulmonary arterial hypertension (FPAH) or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with connective tissue diseases. Has WHO functional class III symptoms.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous exposure to an endothelin receptor antagonist (ETRA) such as sitaxsentan, bosentan or ambrisentan.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00795639

Study Director: | Pfizer CT.gov Call Center | Pfizer |
Responsible Party: | Pfizer |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00795639 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
B1321001 |
First Posted: | November 21, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | March 1, 2012 |
Last Update Posted: | March 24, 2015 |
Last Verified: | March 2015 |
Sitaxsentan endothelin receptor antagonist |
Hypertension, Pulmonary Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Hypertension Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |
Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Sitaxsentan Endothelin Receptor Antagonists Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |