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OPsumit USers Registry (OPUS)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02126943
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 30, 2014
Last Update Posted : August 13, 2020
Sponsor:
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Actelion

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Prospective observational drug registry developed to characterize the safety profile (including primarily potential serious hepatic risks) and to describe clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients newly treated with Opsumit in the post-marketing setting.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Drug: Opsumit (macitentan)

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Actual Enrollment : 2686 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: US-based, Observational, Drug Registry of Opsumit® (Macitentan) New Users in Clinical Practice
Actual Study Start Date : April 30, 2014
Actual Primary Completion Date : April 24, 2020
Actual Study Completion Date : April 24, 2020

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Drug Information available for: Macitentan

Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort Intervention/treatment
Opsumit (macitentan)
10 mg tablets
 Drug: Opsumit (macitentan)
10 mg tablets
Other Name: ACT-064992


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. To estimate incidence rates for specified outcomes. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
    Liver test abnormalities/ Occurrence of Hepatic Adverse Events (HAEs)/ Occurrence of any other AEs/ Discontinuation of Opsumit and reason for stopping therapy/ Hospitalization and death.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. To describe demographic and clinical characteristics of patients treated with Opsumit at enrollment and during observation period. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Other Outcome Measures:
  1. To describe PAH treatment patterns at enrollment and during observation period. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Older Adult
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Patients newly treated with Opsumit
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients newly treated with Opsumit defined as a new user of therapy, initiated ≤ 30 days prior to enrollment visit.

Signed ICF

Exclusion Criteria:

Previous user of Opsumit defined as patient who initiated therapy >30 days prior to enrollment.

Patients enrolled in any ongoing clinical trials

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Actelion
Investigators
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Study Chair: V McLaughlin, MD Chair of the OPUS scientific committee (OSC)
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Responsible Party: Actelion
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02126943    
Other Study ID Numbers: AC-055-503
First Posted: April 30, 2014    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: August 13, 2020
Last Verified: August 2020
Keywords provided by Actelion:
PAH
pulmonary arterial hypertension
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Hypertension
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Lung Diseases
 Respiratory Tract Diseases
Macitentan
Endothelin A Receptor Antagonists
Endothelin Receptor Antagonists
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Endothelin B Receptor Antagonists