NCT00777920

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to monitor the long-term safety of ambrisentan in adult participants with pulmonary hypertension. The available ambrisentan doses for this study are 2.5, 5, or 10 mg administered orally once daily. Investigators will be able to adjust ambrisentan dose as clinically indicated. A minimum of 4 weeks between dose adjustments is required. Participants receiving other therapies for pulmonary hypertension that are not contraindicated for concomitant use with ambrisentan are permitted to enroll in this study and continue to receive such therapies. Participants enrolled in this study will receive treatment with ambrisentan until such time as the investigator or participant chooses to stop ambrisentan treatment, ambrisentan becomes commercially available, or the sponsor stops the study.

Trial Health

93
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
140

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2008

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
9 countries

46 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 1, 2008

Completed
4 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 22, 2008

Completed
26 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 17, 2008

Completed
10.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 11, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 11, 2019

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

September 30, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

September 30, 2020

Status Verified

September 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

10.8 years

First QC Date

July 1, 2008

Results QC Date

September 8, 2020

Last Update Submit

September 8, 2020

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Associated With Long-Term Exposure to Ambrisentan

    First dose date of study drug up to the date of last dose plus 30 days (Maximum: approximately 550 weeks)

Study Arms (1)

Ambrisentan

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive ambrisentan 2.5 mg, 5 mg or 10 mg tablet orally once daily until such time as the investigator or participant chooses to stop ambrisentan treatment, ambrisentan becomes commercially available, or the sponsor stops the study.

Drug: Ambrisentan

Interventions

Tablet administered orally once daily

Also known as: Letairis®, Volibris
Ambrisentan

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Men and women with pulmonary hypertension who are discontinuing a clinical study of ambrisentan due to study closure by the sponsor. Eligible participants are those participating in countries where ambrisentan is not yet commercially available. Participants participating in countries where ambrisentan is commercially available may be eligible if they do not qualify for treatment per the current prescribing information of that country.

You may not qualify if:

  • Participants who have discontinued an ambrisentan clinical study for any other reason than sponsor-initiated study closure are not eligible.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (46)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

Location

Arizona Pulmonary Specialists

Phoenix, Arizona, 85013, United States

Location

University of Colorado Health Science Center

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

Location

University of Connecticut Health Center

Farmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States

Location

Atlanta Institute for Medical Research, Inc.

Atlanta, Georgia, 30030, United States

Location

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

Location

Tufts Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

Location

BACH Cardiology/Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

Brigham & Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

Boston University Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

Location

Washington University Medical Center

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States

Location

Mary Parkes Asthma Center University of Rochester

Rochester, New York, 14623, United States

Location

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

Location

Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

Location

Lexington Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Lexington, South Carolina, 29072, United States

Location

Clinica Independencia Munro

Buenos Aires, 1605, Argentina

Location

Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas Mar del Plata

Buenos Aires, B7600FZN, Argentina

Location

Sanatorio Otamendi y Miroli

Buenos Aires, C1115AAb, Argentina

Location

Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, C1280AEB, Argentina

Location

UAI Hospital Universitario

Buenos Aires, C1437BZL, Argentina

Location

Instituto de Cardiologia J.F. Cabral

Corrientes, W3400AMZ, Argentina

Location

Fundación Rusculleda

Córdoba, X5003DCE, Argentina

Location

Instituto de Cardiologia Hospital Italiano de Cordoba

Córdoba, X5004FJE, Argentina

Location

Hospital Privado Centro Medico de Cordoba S.A.

Córdoba, X5016KEH, Argentina

Location

Hospital Italiano

Rosario, S2001ODA, Argentina

Location

St. Vincent's Hospital

Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia

Location

Royal Perth Hospital

Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia

Location

Instituto de Pneumologia e Pediatria Clínica e Pesquisas LTDA ME

Belo Horizonte, 30380-090, Brazil

Location

UBEA, Hospital Sao Lucas de Pontifícia

Porto Alegre, 90610 000, Brazil

Location

Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, 92020-090, Brazil

Location

Hospital Universitario Clementino Fraga Filho

Rio de Janeiro, 21949-900, Brazil

Location

Universidade do Estado de Sao Paulo - UNIFESP

São Paulo, 4023-062, Brazil

Location

Hospital das Clinicas da FMUSP

São Paulo, CEP05403-000, Brazil

Location

Peter Lougheed Centre

Calgary, Alberta, T1Y 6J4, Canada

Location

Centro de Estudios Cardiologicos Santiago Oriente

Santiago, 7500503, Chile

Location

Instituto Nacional del Torax

Santiago, 7500691, Chile

Location

Hospital Clinico de la Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, 8330074, Chile

Location

Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez

Mexico City, 14080, Mexico

Location

Unidad de Investigacion Clinica en Medicina S.C.

Monterrey, 64718, Mexico

Location

State Medico Stomatologic University

Moscow, 109263, Russia

Location

Russian Cardiology Research Complex

Moscow, 121552, Russia

Location

Almazov's Federal Heart, Blood & Endocrinology Center

Saint Petersburg, 194156, Russia

Location

Pavlov's State Medical University of St. Petersburg

Saint Petersburg, 197022, Russia

Location

Department of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Kharkiv, 61039, Ukraine

Location

Department of Propedeutics of Internal Medicine No 1

Kiev, 3049, Ukraine

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypertension, Pulmonary

Interventions

ambrisentan

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesHypertensionVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
Gilead Clinical Study Information Center
Organization
Gilead Sciences

Study Officials

  • Gilead Study Director

    Gilead Sciences

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 1, 2008

First Posted

October 22, 2008

Study Start

November 17, 2008

Primary Completion

September 11, 2019

Study Completion

September 11, 2019

Last Updated

September 30, 2020

Results First Posted

September 30, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-09

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations