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The Efficacy and Safety of Initial Triple Versus Initial Dual Oral Combination Therapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02558231

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Official title

The Efficacy and Safety of Initial Triple Versus Initial Dual Oral Combination Therapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Multi-center, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Phase 3b Study

Brief summary

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The objective of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of an initial triple oral treatment regimen (macitentan, tadalafil, selexipag) versus an initial dual oral treatment regimen (macitentan, tadalafil, placebo) in newly diagnosed, treatment-naïve patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02558231
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
Actelion
Industry
Enrollment
247 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

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

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Apr 30, 2016
Primary completion
Aug 28, 2019
Completion
Apr 19, 2020
Last update posted
Mar 29, 2025

2016 – 2020

United States locations

U.S. sites
20
U.S. states
15
U.S. cities
18
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Arizona Pulmonary Specialists, LTD Phoenix Arizona 85012
UCSD Health Sciences La Jolla California 92093
UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles California 90095
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Jacksonville Florida 32224
Cleveland Clinic Florida Weston Florida 33331
Piedmont Pulmonary and Critical Care Research Atlanta Georgia 30309
Northwestern University Chicago Illinois 60611
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Iowa City Iowa 52242
Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates Louisville Kentucky 40202
LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Louisiana 70112
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland 21205
Tufts Medical Center Boston Massachusetts 02111-1552
Boston University Medical Center Boston Massachusetts 02118-2526
Washington University School of Medicine Saint Louis Michigan 63110
University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque New Mexico 87106
The Christ Hospital Cincinnati Ohio 45219-2906
Allegheny General Hospital of Research Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15212
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15213
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas Texas 75390-8550
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston Texas 77030

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Non-U.S. locations

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About this trial record page

What this page shows
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