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Beta Blockers for Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Children

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01723371
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (Due to lack of enrollment.)
First Posted : November 7, 2012
Last Update Posted : December 31, 2015
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Mark Friedberg, The Hospital for Sick Children

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This study will determine the safety and feasibility of using a β-blocker (in this case carvedilol) in the treatment of pediatric patients with Left Heart Failure (LHF) in children with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). Carvedilol affects the nervous system, the same system that is highly activated in response to stress in patients with PAH. Each patient is administered a dosage of carvedilol, according to their weight. This dosage is increased incrementally over the span of the study, if the patient responds well to the drug. The study will determine whether the potential adverse side effects of carvedilol outweigh the possible positive results in reducing LHF. The hypothesis of this study predicts that carvedilol will have positive effects in treating LHF, similar to their use in treatment of Right Heart Failure (RHF). This is a single-centered pilot study. Each patient will be studied for approximately 31 weeks.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Drug: Carvedilol Phase 1 Phase 2

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 0 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Beta Blockers for Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Children
Study Start Date : September 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date : September 2015

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Drug Information available for: Carvedilol

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Carvedilol Drug: Carvedilol
Carvedilol will be administered orally. The initial dose of carvedilol will be 0.05mg/kg/day divided into 2 doses. After two weeks, at subsequent weekly study visits, the dose of carvedilol will be increased incrementally to 0.1mg/kg in Week 2, 0.2mg/kg in Week 3, 0.4mg/kg in Week 4, 0.6mg/kg in Week 5, and 0.8mg/kg in Week 6, when the target dose of 0.8mg/kg/day (if weight is less than 62.5kg) or 50mg/day (if weight is greater than 62.5kg) is achieved. This dosage, assuming no adverse effects, will be maintained between Weeks 6 and 30 of the study. After the maintenance period from Week 6 to 30, patients will be weaned over 5 to 7 days or continued on a non-study drug supply.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Incidence of Adverse Events [ Time Frame: Throughout study (Baseline to week 31) ]
    -Incidence of major adverse effects defined as bradycardia, hypotension, and syncope, worsening of symptoms, disease state and death


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Improvement in the six minute walk test (6MWT) and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) [ Time Frame: Change over 6 months ]
    This will be measured by the difference in walking distance in the 6MWT and peak oxygen consumption in the CPX, between the baseline condition before the study and after 6 months with maintenance dose of carvedilol.

  2. Improvement in echocardiogram and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters [ Time Frame: Change over 6 months ]
    The echocardiogram will be a subjective assessment of the right valve (RV) fractional area of change through TAPSE. The MRI will measure the RV ejection fraction. Both indicators will measure the different between the baseline condition before the study and after 6 months with maintenance dose of carvedilol.

  3. Feasibility of carvedilol [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 18, 22, 30, 31 ]
    • Proportion of patients achieving target maintenance dose of carvedilol
    • Proportion of patients requiring dose adjustment due to bradycardia and/or hypertension
    • Proportion of patients stopping treatment with carvedilol due to serious adverse events


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   8 Years to 17 Years   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must be ≥ 8 and ≤ 17.5 years of age at the time of study enrollment.
  • Patients must have a mean pulmonary artery pressure of greater than 25mmHg at rest in a setting of normal pulmonary arterial wedge pressure of 15mmHg or less with a PVR index greater than 3 Woods units•m2 at last hemodynamic study.
  • Patients must be diagnosed with any of the following:Idiopathic PAH (IPAH), PAH associated with repaired congenital heart disease, PAH associated with minor congenital heart disease (small interventricular communication, small interarterial communication, small ductus arteriosis)
  • Patients must be clinically stable (i.e. no treatment changes) for the last 3 months
  • Patients must have no or minimal evidence of fluid overload or volume depletion judged by clinical evaluation (with or without diuretic treatment)
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who are unable to perform a six minute walk test (6MWT)
  • Patients with a known history of pulmonary hypertension secondary to venoocclusive disease and/or capillary hemangiomatosis; pulmonary hypertensions owing to left heart disease
  • Patients who have previously received treatment with an intravenous positive inotropic agent in the last 3 months
  • Patients who are currently receiving β-blockers
  • Patients with a known history of reactive airways disease (bronchial asthma or relate bronchospastic conditions)
  • Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Patients with a known history of adverse reaction to β-blockers
  • Patients with a heart block on ECG or resting heart rate < 60 bpm
  • Patients with systemic hypotension (below 5th percentile for age) are not eligible as follows: 1-10 years old: systolic blood pressure defined as < [70 + (2 x age in years)] mmHg; Older than 10 years: systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg
  • Patients with coagulopathy (INR < 1.5 or platelet count <50,000/mm3)
  • Patients with a known history of severe hepatic impairment (defined by the presence of ascites, esophageal varices, jaundice or spider angiomata)
  • Patients with severe renal insufficiency (defined as creatinine clearance < 30 mL/min/m2)
  • Patients with a known malignancy or other co-morbidity expected to limit survival or to limit the ability to complete the study
  • Patients with trisomy 21
  • Patients with a known history of sick sinus syndrome
  • Patients with a known history of moderate or severe primary obstructive valvular heart disease
  • Patients with a known history of diabetes
  • Female patients who are pregnant of breast-feeding
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Locations
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Canada, Ontario
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
Sponsors and Collaborators
The Hospital for Sick Children
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Mark Friedberg, MD The Hospital for Sick Children
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Responsible Party: Mark Friedberg, Staff Cardiologist, The Hospital for Sick Children
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01723371    
Other Study ID Numbers: 1000031903
First Posted: November 7, 2012    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: December 31, 2015
Last Verified: December 2015
Keywords provided by Mark Friedberg, The Hospital for Sick Children:
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH
Pediatrics
Right Heart Failure (RHF)
Carvedilol
Beta-blockers
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Hypertension
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Carvedilol
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
Adrenergic Antagonists
Adrenergic Agents
 Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Antihypertensive Agents
Antioxidants
Protective Agents
Calcium Channel Blockers
Membrane Transport Modulators
Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents
Vasodilator Agents
Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists