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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Extension Program (PAH QuERI Ext)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Actelion
Collaborator:
Canadian Heart Research Centre
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Actelion
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01389206
First received: July 6, 2011
Last updated: April 21, 2017
Last verified: April 2017
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Purpose
This program intends to improve the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients through an evidence-based approach aimed at achieving optimal World Health Organization (WHO) functional class (FC): 1. Improving FC III & IV patients to FC II, 2. Improving FC II patients to FC I, and 3. Maintaining FC II & FC I patients.
| Condition |
|---|
| Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension |
| Study Type: | Observational [Patient Registry] |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Case-Only Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Target Follow-Up Duration: | 3 Years |
| Official Title: | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QuERI) Extension Program |
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Further study details as provided by Actelion:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Patients achieving guideline-recommended treatment [ Time Frame: 3 years ]Proportion of patients achieving guideline-recommended treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Patients achieving optimal functional class [ Time Frame: 3 years ]Proportion of patients achieving optimal functional class using an evidence-based treatment algorithm
| Estimated Enrollment: | 800 |
| Study Start Date: | June 1, 2011 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | March 1, 2018 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | January 1, 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Groups/Cohorts |
|---|
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Standard of care
Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Study Population
PAH patients and Physician practices
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female adults (>/= 18 years of age)
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Documented diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) (all of the following):
- Right Heart Catheterization (RHC) demonstrating mean Pulmonary Arterial Pressure (mPAP) > 25mm Hg and Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure (PCWP) <= 15 and PVR > 3
- Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second (FEV1) > 50% predicted normal
- Ventilation/Perfusion (V/Q) and/or Computerized Tomography (CT) scan excluding the thromboembolic etiology
- Diagnosis of PAH < 3 years
- Need for PAH specific treatment
- Desire to participate and signs an Informed Consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
Any of the criteria below:
- Poor mental function, drug or substance (e.g., alcohol) abuse, or unstable psychiatric illness, which, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with optimal participation in the study
- Prior participation in this program
- Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) classified as group 2 - 5 Updated Clinical Classification of PH (5th World Symposium on PH Modified Classification of PH).
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Locations
| United States, Alabama | |
| Cardiovascular Associates, PC | |
| Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35216 | |
| University of South Alabama Medical Center | |
| Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36617 | |
| United States, Arizona | |
| Pulmonary Associates | |
| Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85006 | |
| United States, Arkansas | |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | |
| Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205 | |
| United States, California | |
| Alliance Medical and Research Center | |
| Fountain Valley, California, United States, 92866 | |
| Scripps Clinic, Scripps Green Hospital | |
| La Jolla, California, United States, 92037 | |
| University of Southern California | |
| Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033 | |
| Paloma Medical Group | |
| San Juan Capistrano, California, United States, 92675 | |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center | |
| Torrance, California, United States, 90502 | |
| United States, Colorado | |
| University of Colorado Denver | |
| Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045 | |
| South Denver Cardiology Associates PC | |
| Littleton, Colorado, United States, 80120 | |
| Robert E. Benkert, M.D.P.C. | |
| Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States, 80033 | |
| United States, Delaware | |
| Lung Health & Sleep Enhancement Center, LLC | |
| Newark, Delaware, United States, 19713 | |
| United States, Florida | |
| Bay Area Cardiology Research, P.A. | |
| Brandon, Florida, United States, 33511 | |
| Bay Area Chest Physicians | |
| Clearwater, Florida, United States, 33756 | |
| Broward Pulmonary and Sleep Specialists | |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316 | |
| Pulmonary Diseases, Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33334 | |
| Mount Sinai Medical Centre - Columbia University - Division of Cardiology | |
| Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33140 | |
| Central Florida Pulmonary Group, PA | |
| Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803 | |
| Lung Associates of Sarasota | |
| Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34239 | |
| Cleveland Clinic Florida | |
| Weston, Florida, United States, 33331 | |
| United States, Illinois | |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | |
| Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612 | |
| Unity Point Health Pulmonary Services | |
| Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61602 | |
| United States, Indiana | |
| Indiana University | |
| Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202 | |
| United States, Iowa | |
| University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics | |
| Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52301 | |
| United States, Kentucky | |
| Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates | |
| Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202 | |
| University of Louisville School of Medicine | |
| Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202 | |
| United States, Louisiana | |
| Ochsner Medical Center | |
| New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121 | |
| United States, Maine | |
| Maine Medical Center | |
| Portland, Maine, United States, 04102 | |
| United States, Maryland | |
| University of Maryland Medical Centre | |
| Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201 | |
| Johns Hopkins University | |
| Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287 | |
| United States, Michigan | |
| University of Michigan Pulmonary Hypertension Program | |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109 | |
| Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center | |
| Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48324 | |
| Spectrum Health | |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49525 | |
| William Beaumont Hospital - Troy | |
| Troy, Michigan, United States, 48085 | |
| United States, Nebraska | |
| Nebraska Pulmonary Specialties, LLC | |
| Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, 68506 | |
| Creighton University Medical Centre - Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division | |
| Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68131 | |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | |
| Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-5300 | |
| United States, Nevada | |
| The Lung Center of Nevada | |
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89128 | |
| United States, New Hampshire | |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | |
| Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756-0001 | |
| United States, New Jersey | |
| Michael Schwarz, MDFACC | |
| Bloomfield, New Jersey, United States, 07003 | |
| Respiratory Health & Critical Care Associates | |
| Hawthorne, New Jersey, United States, 07506 | |
| Pulmonary Hypertension & Lung Transplant Program Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | |
| Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07112 | |
| United States, New York | |
| North Shore - LIJ Health System | |
| New Hyde Park, New York, United States, 11040 | |
| Beth Israel Medical Center | |
| New York, New York, United States, 10003 | |
| United States, North Carolina | |
| Duke University Medical Center | |
| Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710 | |
| East Carolina University | |
| Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834 | |
| Wake Forest University Phyisicans Clinic/Pulmonary | |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157 | |
| United States, Ohio | |
| The Christ Hospital Heart & Vascular Center | |
| Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219 | |
| University of Cincinnati Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine | |
| Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219 | |
| University Hospitals Case Medical Center | |
| Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106 | |
| Cleveland Clinic | |
| Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195 | |
| Dayton Respiratory Center | |
| Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45215 | |
| University of Toledo Health Sciences Campus | |
| Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43614 | |
| United States, Oregon | |
| Heart Center Cardiology | |
| Bend, Oregon, United States, 97701 | |
| United States, Pennsylvania | |
| Central Bucks Specialists - The Pavilion at Doylestown Hospital | |
| Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States, 18901 | |
| Institute for Respiratory and Sleep Medicine | |
| Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States, 19007 | |
| Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Cardiology, Children's Hospial of Philadelphia | |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 | |
| Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 | |
| Temple University Hospital | |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19140 | |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213 | |
| Respiratory Specialists | |
| Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States, 19610 | |
| Wellspan Lung, Sleep and Critical Care | |
| York, Pennsylvania, United States, 17402 | |
| United States, Rhode Island | |
| Rhode Island Hospital | |
| Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903 | |
| United States, South Carolina | |
| Medical University of South Carolina | |
| Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425 | |
| United States, South Dakota | |
| Sioux Falls Cardiovascular PC | |
| Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57103 | |
| United States, Tennessee | |
| Statcare Pulmonary Consultants | |
| Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37919 | |
| United States, Texas | |
| El Paso Respiratory and Sleep Consultants | |
| El Paso, Texas, United States, 79902 | |
| University of Texas Medical Branch | |
| Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555 | |
| Baylor College of Medicine | |
| Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
| UT Health - University of Texas Houston | |
| Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
| Providence Health Center | |
| Waco, Texas, United States, 76712 | |
| United States, Virginia | |
| IHVI, Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Clinic | |
| Falls Church, Virginia, United States, 22042 | |
| Sentara Medical Group | |
| Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507 | |
| United States, Washington | |
| Cardiac Study Center | |
| Puyallup, Washington, United States, 98372 | |
| Puerto Rico | |
| PAH Clinic CPR at Auxilio Mutuo | |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00918 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Actelion
Canadian Heart Research Centre
Investigators
| Study Chair: | Vallerie McLaughlin, MD | University of Michigan |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Actelion |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01389206 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
AC-052-428 |
| Study First Received: | July 6, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | April 21, 2017 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|
Hypertension Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |
Hypertension, Pulmonary Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 27, 2017