EXPERT, EXPosurE Registry RiociguaT in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension (EXPERT)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02092818 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 20, 2014
Last Update Posted : June 19, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Hypertension, Pulmonary | Drug: Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521) |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 1316 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | EXPERT, EXPosurE Registry RiociguaT in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension |
Actual Study Start Date : | May 31, 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 31, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 29, 2018 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Group 1
Patients who have been prescribed Adempas for a medically appropriate use
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Drug: Riociguat (Adempas, BAY63-2521)
The decision on clinical management of the patient including the actual treatment duration will be determined solely by the physician not by the clinical study protocol (CSP) |
- Number of adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Number of serious adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- All-cause mortality [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Number of adverse event (AE) in the different pulmonary hypertension(PH) indications (pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension(CTEPH) [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Number of serious adverse event (SAE) in different PH indications (PAH and CTEPH) [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Incidence of AE of special interest overall [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Incidence of AE of special interest in different PH indications (PAH, CTEPH) [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- 6 minute walking distance [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Functional class of pulmonary hypertension according to NYHA/ WHO [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]NYHA/ WHO: New York Heart Association / World Health Organization
- Borg Dyspnoea Index [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- EQ5D visual analogue scale (VAS) score [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]EQ5D: EurQuol 5 dimensions (questionnaire)
- Number of patients with hemodynamic measurements [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Concentration of biomarkers for heart insufficiency (Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) and N-Terminal pro BNP (NTpro BNP)) [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Number of hospitalization [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Number of outpatient visits [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Number of days in home care [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Number of days in rehabilitation [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Number of days in nursery home [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]
- Drug treatment for PH [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female and male patients who start or are on treatment with Adempas
- Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients currently participating in an interventional clinical trial

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02092818
Argentina | |
Multiple Locations, Argentina | |
Australia | |
Multiple Locations, Australia | |
Austria | |
Multiple Locations, Austria | |
Belgium | |
Multiple Locations, Belgium | |
Canada | |
Multiple Locations, Canada | |
Colombia | |
Multiple Locations, Colombia | |
Czechia | |
Multiple Locations, Czechia | |
Denmark | |
Multiple Locations, Denmark | |
Estonia | |
Multiple Locations, Estonia | |
Finland | |
Multiple Locations, Finland | |
France | |
Multiple Locations, France | |
Germany | |
Multiple Locations, Germany | |
Greece | |
Multiple Locations, Greece | |
Ireland | |
Multiple Locations, Ireland | |
Italy | |
Multiple Locations, Italy | |
Luxembourg | |
Multiple Locations, Luxembourg | |
Netherlands | |
Multiple Locations, Netherlands | |
Norway | |
Multiple Locations, Norway | |
Portugal | |
Multiple Locations, Portugal | |
Russian Federation | |
Multiple Locations, Russian Federation | |
Saudi Arabia | |
Multiple Locations, Saudi Arabia | |
Slovakia | |
Multiple Locations, Slovakia | |
Spain | |
Multiple Locations, Spain | |
Sweden | |
Multiple Locations, Sweden | |
Switzerland | |
Multiple Locations, Switzerland | |
Taiwan | |
Multiple Locations, Taiwan | |
Turkey | |
Multiple Locations, Turkey | |
United Kingdom | |
Multiple Locations, United Kingdom |
Study Director: | Bayer Study Director | Bayer |
Responsible Party: | Bayer |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02092818 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
16657 AD1301 ( Other Identifier: company internal ) |
First Posted: | March 20, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 19, 2019 |
Last Verified: | June 2019 |
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