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TRACLEER® (Bosentan) Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension A Multicenter, Open-label, Single-arm Safety Study to Investigate the Effects of Chronic TRACLEER® Treatment on Testicular Function in Male Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

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What is being tested

bosentan

Drug
Who is being recruted

Cardiovascular Diseases+3

+ Hypertension

+ Hypertension, Pulmonary

From 18 to 65 Years
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Phase 4
Interventional
Study Start: July 2003
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Summary

Principal SponsorActelion
Last updated: January 14, 2026
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Study start date: July 1, 2003

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The objective of the study is to evaluate the effects of chronic TRACLEER® treatment on testicular function via semen analysis in male patients with primary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Official TitleTRACLEER® (Bosentan) Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension A Multicenter, Open-label, Single-arm Safety Study to Investigate the Effects of Chronic TRACLEER® Treatment on Testicular Function in Male Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension 
NCT00082186
Principal SponsorActelion
Last updated: January 14, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

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Design Details

22 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.



Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Male

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 65 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Cardiovascular DiseasesHypertensionHypertension, PulmonaryLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesVascular Diseases

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Male patients age 18-65 years. * Bosentan-naïve. * PPH, WHO functional class III/IV, in need of TRACLEER * Patients pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) secondary to congenital heart disease. * Written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Female * Patients with PAH secondary to connective tissue vascular diseases or HIV. * Patients who have undergone a vasectomy. * Patients with an average baseline sperm concentration \< 15 x 10\[6\]/mL, or any sample with a sperm concentration \<= 7.5 x 10\[6\]/mL. * Patients with an average baseline sperm motility \<20% or normal sperm morphology \<5%. * Body weight \< 50 kg. * Hypotension, defined as systolic blood pressure less than 85 mm Hg. * AST and/or ALT plasma levels greater than 3 times ULN. * Hypersensitivity to bosentan or any of the components of the formulation. * Treatment with glyburide, cyclosporine A or tacrolimus at inclusion or planned during the study. * Treatment with hormone suppressive agents, including androgens, estrogens, anabolic steroids or glucocorticoids within the past 6 months or planned during the study. * Current treatment less than 3 months prior to inclusion or planned treatment with prostacyclin or prostacyclin analogues (e.g., Flolanâ or Remodulin). * Patients who received an investigational drug in the month preceding the study start or who are due to be treated with another investigational drug during the study period. * Known drug or alcohol dependence or any other factors that will interfere with conduct of the study. * Any illness other than PPH that will reduce life expectancy to less than 6 months. * Active cancer. * Prior treatment with an anti-neoplastic agent or ionizing radiation. * Hot tub/Jacuzzi use. * Uncontrolled diseases including diabetes, liver or kidney disease. * Patients receiving spironolactone (aldactone) less than 3 months prior to inclusion or dose \>25 mg/day at baseline or anytime during the study.

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Oral bosentan tablets

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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