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Microbiota Transplant Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Early Safety and Feasibility Study

This pilot clinical trial will evaluate the initial safety and feasibility of intestinal microbiota transplantation (IMT) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This trial will inform development of future trials in treatment of PAH. Active drug in capsule form composed of freeze-dried, encapsulated intestinal microbiota from healthy donors will be administered to patients with PAH. This study will also allow for limited evaluation of pharmacokinetics in terms of donor microbiota engraftment and pharmacodynamics in terms of potential mechanisms. It will also allow for limited evaluation of cardiac endurance and function prior to and after IMT.

Start: June 2021

Single-Dose, Open Label Study of Treprostinil Palmitil Inhalation Powder (TPIP) In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of single doses of treprostinil palmitil inhalation powder (TPIP) in participants with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)

Start: May 2021

Outcome Study Assessing a 75 Milligrams (mg) Dose of Macitentan in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate superiority of macitentan 75 milligrams (mg) in prolonging the time to the first clinical events committee (CEC)-adjudicated morbidity or mortality (M/M) event in participants with symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) compared to macitentan 10 mg.

Start: June 2020

Pilot Randomized Trial of Ambulatory Exercise in Pulmonary Hypertension

The researchers are investigating if changing an individual's behaviors may have an impact on outcomes for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This research will test the efficacy of a home-based exercise program to improve exercise tolerance and physical activity.

Start: June 2021

Respiratory and Physical Therapy in Patients With Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (APAH) With Congenital Heart Defects

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of physical training on exercise capacity, quality of life, functional class, oxygen consumption and right ventricular function in patients with severe associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (APAH) as part of a congenital heart defect with / without Eisenmenger's Syndrome

Start: January 2012

A Study of Sotatercept for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

Study A011-09 is designed to assesses the efficacy and safety of sotatercept (ACE-011) relative to placebo in adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Eligible participants will receive study treatment for 6 months in the Placebo-Controlled Treatment Period, and then will be eligible to enroll into an 18- month Extension Period during which all participants will receive sotatercept. All treated patients will be also undergo follow-up period after last study drug treatment.

Start: June 2018

The Effect of Oxygen Therapy on 6MWD in PAH and CTEPH Patients With Hypoxemia

Treatment of O2 naïve patients with PAH will be included in this investigator-initiated trial (IIT) to assess efficacy and safety of oxygen substitution. Nocturnal oxygen substitution improved the 6MWD compared to placebo in one clinical trial in PAH patients. Due to the positive results in the treatment of patients with PAH, the initiation of this proof-of-concept study is justified.

Start: April 2019

Medication Reconciliation in Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a life threatening condition. In PH, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thrombo-embolic chronic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are two rare diseases requiring specific and complex drug management. In France ,a part of these treatments ,only available in hospital pharmacies, are generally unknown from community health care professionals despite the high risk of drug-interactions and side effects. Anticipating medication errors at the begging of the disease is therefore important, and could be done through medication reconciliation.

Start: February 2021

Study of Sotatercept in Newly Diagnosed Intermediate- and High-risk PAH Patients

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of sotatercept treatment (plus background PAH therapy) versus placebo (plus background PAH therapy) on time to clinical worsening (TTCW) in participants who are newly diagnosed with PAH and are at intermediate or high risk of disease progression.

Start: September 2021

EXPEDITE: A Study of Remodulin Induction Followed by Orenitram Optimization to Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

This is a multicenter, open-label study to evaluate the dose of Orenitram® (treprostinil) Extended Release Tablets achieved at 16 weeks after a short-term course of Remodulin® (treprostinil) Injection in subjects with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Start: September 2018

Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of BIA 5-1058 in PAH

This Study evaluates the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of different zamicastat doses in Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients to find the most promising therapeutic dosage range for the treatment of PAH disease

Start: June 2019

Study of Cardiac MRI in the Follow up Assessment of Patients With PAH (EVITA)

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by a progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance leading to right ventricular failure and eventually to death. The therapeutic strategy has become complex and needs to perform recurring follow up evaluations including right heart catheterizations (RHC). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) has the advantage to accurately assess right ventricular volumes and important prognostic predictors such as cardiac index, stroke volume and right ventricular ejection fraction. The main objective of EVITA is to assess the hemodynamic diagnosis performances at baseline and at follow up visits of cMRI in comparison with the results of the RHC (current guidelines) to detect an unfavorable hemodynamic status. The primary endpoint is sensitivity and specificity of cMRI for the diagnosis of an unfavorable status defined by the current RHC criteria (with 95% confidence interval). The secondary objectives are 1) to identify clinical and hemodynamic variables independently contributing to prognosis, 2) to describe complications due to cMRI and to RHC, 3) to compare acceptability and tolerability of cMRI over RHC for the patient and 4) to constitute biological collection of blood samples to determine diagnostic and prognostic PAH biomarkers. PAH patients will be recruited in centers of the French network of severe pulmonary hypertension in a prospective cohort study. 180 subjects will be enrolled in the study: that size will give the study 90% power to find significant at the 5%-level. If the primary endpoint were achieved, since first, strategies and procedures planed in this project are consistent with those currently used in routine and second, inclusion criteria are not limited to a sub-population of PAH patients, positive results could allow to broadly extend our findings. Therefore, it will be possible to decrease the number of RHC, an invasive and cumbersome procedure without altering the prognosis. Moreover, all clinical procedures would be performed in outpatient clinics and thereby would reduce the cost to assess the severity of the disease. Current recommendations for evaluation of severity and follow-up being mainly derived from consensus of opinion of the experts, positive results will also improve the level evidence of severity assessment of PAH patients. According to secondary objectives we expect to better predict morbimortality events with cMRI compared to RHC.

Start: February 2017

Functional Exercise Tests in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

The aim of the study is to examine the validity of peripheral oxygen saturation measurement during the 6-minute walk test in patients with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) and to examine the utility of two other functional tests as markers of pulmonary involvement in patients with SSc.

Start: July 2021

Genes Associated With Development of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Patients With Congenital Shunt Lesions

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is associated with considerable morbidity and even mortality. Next to environmental risk factors, the investigators believe that there is an important role of genetic predisposition to develop PAH in CHD. There often is a discrepancy between the severity of PAH and the CHD, where it is useful to screen for PAH gene mutations. The investigators hypothesize that the genotype is partly responsible for the phenotypic variability in patients with congenital shunt lesions, where some develop PAH and others do not. If a genetic predisposition for PAH in CHD could be identified, then genetic screening could be a useful additional tool for early detection of patients at risk of pulmonary vascular disease and PAH development, with new opportunities for prevention or early treatment.

Start: November 2015

Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Network (PPHNet) Informatics Registry

Patients are being asked to be in this research study because medical researchers hope that by gathering information about a large number of children with pulmonary hypertension over time, their understanding of the disease process will increase and lead to better treatment. Investigators believe that pulmonary hypertension in children is different than pulmonary hypertension in adults and this study will help us understand those differences.

Start: October 2014

Phase 2 Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Once Weekly SC Pemziviptadil (PB1046) in Subjects With Symptomatic PAH

This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, controlled, Phase 2 study to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of pemziviptadil (PB1046) at the optimally titrated dose after 16 weeks of treatment. Subjects will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio to one of two parallel dose groups: a) high-dose group where PB1046 will be up-titrated from a 0.2 mg/kg minimally effective starting dose to a target high dose level of at least 1.2 mg/kg or higher to a maximally tolerated dose (MTD), or b) a low-dose group that will start at 0.2 mg/kg and remain at this minimally effective dose (MED) level with sham up-titration. The total treatment period will be comprised of 2 phases: 1) an initial 10 week dose titration phase in which weekly doses of PB1046 will be titrated (or sham titrated) up to a target dose level of at least 1.2 mg/kg or higher to the MTD, and 2) a maintenance of treatment phase that begins when subjects reach week 11 and continues for 6 weeks during which no further up-titration should occur.

Start: July 2018

Biomarkers in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease and PAH

Nowadays, biomarkers are broadly used in clinical practice. Blood-derived biomarkers fulfil an important role in the field of cardiology. However, most biomarkers have been investigated for adult left ventricular disease. In congenital heart diseases (CHD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which involves children and mostly the right ventricle, less is known about the clinical and predictive value of blood-derived biomarkers. Since the group of survivors of CHD and PAH is growing because of the improved techniques nowadays, development of better tools to maintain the quality of life for the longer term in these patients is urgently needed. Blood-derived biomarkers are minimally invasive biomarkers, are quantitative and have shown to be able to reveal pathological processes in an early stage. Hence, blood-derived biomarkers may be a good addition to current diagnostic means in CHD and PAH. Objective: The primary objective of this study is to investigate cross-sectionally the association between various emerging blood-derived biomarkers and right ventricular (RV) function:defined as tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) measured with echocardiography, in children with (a history of ) an abnormally loaded, volume and/or pressure loaded, right ventricle associated with CHD and/or PAH.

Start: December 2017

HRV as a Marker of Treatment Response in PAH Arterial Hypertension

This is a prospective longitudinal cohort study to determine the value of HRV obtained using noninvasive actigraphy to quantify the response to pulmonary vasodilator therapy in newly diagnosed PAH patients

Start: June 2021

Central China Congenital Heart Disease Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Cohort Study

The study will recruit and follow up patients for five years patients newly diagnosed with congenital heart disease associated pulmonary arterial hypertension(CHD-PAH) from the investigator's hospital. The main aim of the study is to describe the aetiology, natural history and management practices of CHD-PAH in central China.

Start: January 2019

A Clinical Study of to Confirm the Doses of Selexipag in Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Selexipag is available for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adults in various countries. The efficacy of selexipag to delay disease progression was shown in a previous pivotal study conducted in 1156 adult patients with PAH. Given the similarities in the functional changes of PAH in children and adults, it is expected that children suffering from PAH could benefit from treatment with selexipag. The aim of the present study is to confirm the doses of selexipag to be used in pediatric patients with PAH older than 2 years. To fulfill this aim, blood levels of selexipag (pharmacokinetic assessments) as well as the safety, and tolerability of selexipag in children with PAH will be assessed.

Start: July 2018