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Study of Add-on Ambrisentan Therapy to Background Phosphodiesterase Type-5 Inhibitor (PDE5i) Therapy in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (ATHENA-1)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00617305

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Official title

An Open-label, Multicenter Study of Ambrisentan and a Phosphodiesterase Type-5 Inhibitor Combination Therapy in Subjects With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Who Have Demonstrated a Sub-Optimal Response to a Phosphodiesterase Type-5 Inhibitor

Brief summary

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To evaluate the change from baseline in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), and other hemodynamic parameters, following the addition of ambrisentan to background phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitor (PDE-5i) therapy in subjects with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who have demonstrated a sub-optimal response to PDE-5i monotherapy. The study was originally designed as a 2-arm, double-blind, randomized study in which patients received ambrisentan or placebo for 24 weeks, and then received ambrisentan blinded to dose for 24 weeks. With Protocol Amendment 2 (12 June, 2009), the study was switched to single-arm, open-label treatment, and all patients remaining in the placebo arm were switched to open-label ambrisentan treatment. Patients who enrolled after Amendment 2 all received open-label ambrisentan.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00617305
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Lead sponsor
Gilead Sciences
Industry
Enrollment
38 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
16 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Mar 31, 2008
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2011
Completion
Jun 30, 2011
Last update posted
Jul 29, 2012

2008 – 2011

United States locations

U.S. sites
30
U.S. states
17
U.S. cities
28
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of South Alabama Mobile Alabama 36617
Arizona Pulmonary Specialists Phoenix Arizona 85013
West Los Angeles Healthcare Center Los Angeles California 90073
Harbor - UCLA Torrance California 90502
Cleveland Clinic Fort Lauderdale Florida 33331
University of Florida Gainesville Florida 32610
Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach Florida 33140
Orlando Heart Center Orlando Florida 32806
Emory University Atlanta Georgia 30322
Atlanta Institute for Medical Research Decatur Georgia 30030
University of Iowa Iowa City Iowa 52242
University of Maryland Baltimore Maryland 21201
BACH Cardiology Boston Massachusetts 02115
Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston Massachusetts 02115
Wayne State University Detroit Michigan 48201
Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota 55905
Weill Cornell Medical Center New York New York 10021
Asheville Cardiology Associates Asheville North Carolina 28803
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill North Carolina 27599
The Lindner Clinical Trial Center Cincinnati Ohio 45219
University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland Ohio 44106
Ohio State University Columbus Ohio 43210
Altoona Center for Clinical Research Duncansville Pennsylvania 16635
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15212
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15213
Rhode Island Hospital Providence Rhode Island 02903
UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas Texas 75235
Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030
Scott & White Memorial Hospital Temple Texas 76508
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk Virginia 23507

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