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Ambrisentan for Treatment of Portopulmonary Hypertension

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01733095
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (slow recruitment)
First Posted : November 26, 2012
Last Update Posted : June 17, 2016
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Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Medical University of Graz

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

Portopulmonary hypertension denotes pulmonary hypertension complicating portal hypertension and is present in approximately 5% of cirrhotic patients. Treatment options include prostanoids, sildenafil, and the endothelin-receptor antagonists, bosentan and ambrisentan.

This study investigates the safety and efficacy of ambrisentan in portopulmonary hypertension.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Portopulmonary Hypertension Drug: ambrisentan Phase 1 Phase 2

Detailed Description:
Patients with clinically significant PoPH (resting mean pulmonary arterial pressure >25 mm Hg, pulmonary vascular resistance >400 dynes*s*cm-5) will be offered treatment with ambrisentan. Patients will be followed clinically and hemodynamically up to 12 months after start of treatment.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 0 participants
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Ambrisentan for Treatment of Portopulmonary Hypertension (PoPH): a Pilot Study
Study Start Date : July 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date : April 2016
Actual Study Completion Date : June 2016

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Drug Information available for: Ambrisentan
U.S. FDA Resources

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: ambrisentan
In all patients with clinically significant PoPH, ambrisentan will be administered orally using a low ascending dose regime (see below). Duration of treatment will be 12 months.
 Drug: ambrisentan
Ambrisentan (Volibris 5 mg film-coated tablets, Glaxo Smith-Kline) will be started at 5 mg every other day and increased to 5 mg daily after 4 weeks if tolerated well.
Other Name: Volibris


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. pulmonary vascular resistance [ Time Frame: week 24 ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. mean arterial pulmonary pressure [ Time Frame: week 24 ]
  2. hepatic venous pressure gradient [ Time Frame: week 24 ]
  3. exercise capacity [ Time Frame: week 24, 48 ]
  4. quality of life [ Time Frame: week 24, 48 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients with portal hypertension, age >18 years
  • Cirrhosis of any etiology; Child-Pugh class A and B
  • Noncirrhotic portal hypertension (e.g. chronic portal vein thrombosis)
  • Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of other causes for pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • History of pulmonary embolism or myocardial infarction within 6 months before study start
  • Child-Pugh class C
  • Presence of hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Liver transplantation
  • HIV infection
  • Severe obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease (predicted FEV1 or VC <65%, respectively)
  • Severe dilated cardiomyopathy (EF <50%)
  • Latent left-heart insufficiency
  • Pregnancy and lactation
  • Esophageal variceal hemorrhage within the last 6 months
  • Refractory ascites
  • Hepatorenal syndrome
  • Persistent hepatic encephalopathy > grade 1
  • Bilirubin >3.0 mg/dl
  • AST and/or ALT >3x ULN
  • Creatinine >2.0 mg/dl
  • Known hypersensitivity to ambrisentan
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Locations
Austria
Medical University of Graz
Graz, Austria, 8036
Sponsors and Collaborators
Medical University of Graz
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Rudolf E. Stauber, MD Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Study Director: Horst Olschewski, MD Pulmonology
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Responsible Party: Medical University of Graz
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01733095     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: PoPH-GRZ ambrisentan
First Posted: November 26, 2012    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: June 17, 2016
Last Verified: June 2016

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hypertension
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Ambrisentan
Antihypertensive Agents