Open-label, Single-arm, Non-controlled Trial to Evaluate Safety and Tolerability of Treprostinil Sodium in Children Below the Age of 18 Years Diagnosed With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
preservative-free parenteral treprostinil
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension+1
+ Hypertension, Pulmonary
+ Lung Diseases
Treatment Study
Summary
Study start date: July 31, 2024
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.This clinical trial is focused on evaluating the safety and tolerability of a new formulation of the drug Treprostinil Sodium, specifically designed for children under 18 years old who have been diagnosed with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH). This condition affects the blood vessels in the lungs, making it difficult for the heart to pump blood through them. Treprostinil is already known to be effective in treating PAH, but this study is important because it examines a new preservative-free version of the drug. This is significant as removing preservatives can affect how safe the drug is when given to patients. Participants in the study will receive the Treprostinil Sodium treatment through an infusion, meaning the drug is administered directly into the bloodstream. The study is open-label, meaning both the doctors and participants know what treatment is being given, and it does not have a control group for comparison. The main focus is to observe any potential side effects and measure how well children tolerate this preservative-free version of the drug. By closely monitoring these aspects, researchers aim to ensure that this new formulation is safe for young patients.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.20 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Until 18 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
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Signed informed consent by the parents or the legal representatives and written assent from appropriately aged participants 2. Males or females from birth to under 18 years of age at the time informed consent was signed 3. Confirmed diagnosis of severe PAH classified as PH Group 1 requiring a treatment with prostacyclin infusion 4. Current diagnosis of PAH confirmed by right heart catheterisation (RHC) at screening or by historical RHC prior to screening with following haemodynamic findings: * Mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) \>20 mmHg * Pulmonary vascular resistance Index (PVRI) \>3 Wood Units (WU) m² If RHC is not possible due to medical reasons (e.g. neonates and infants), the confirmation by ECHO at the screening is sufficient. 5. Prostacyclin naïve or patients pre-treated with SC or IV treprostinil prior to screening 6. A subject is eligible to participate in this study, as assessed by the investigator, if they are of: * Non-childbearing potential (i.e., physiologically incapable of becoming pregnant); or, * Child-bearing potential - has a negative pregnancy test and is not lactating and, if sexually active, agrees to continue to use 2 reliable methods of contraception until study completion and for at least 30 days following the last dose of study drug. Examples of reliable birth control methods include true abstinence as a lifestyle choice (periodic sexual abstinence method is not acceptable); the use of oral contraceptives; a reliable barrier method of birth control (diaphragms with contraceptive jelly; cervical caps with contraceptive jelly; condoms with contraceptive foam; intrauterine devices) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known intolerance to prostacyclin analogues 2. PH related to conditions other than specified above 3. Unrepaired congenital heart disease if surgery is planned within next 5 months 4. Subjects diagnosed with any lung disease 5. Acutely decompensated heart failure within previous 30 days from screening 6. Subjects who have had an atrial septostomy or potts shunt within the previous 6 months of screening 7. Any clinically significant laboratory abnormality that precludes initiation or continuation of treprostinil therapy 8. Moderate to severe hepatic dysfunction as defined by elevated liver function tests (aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase) ≥3 times the upper limit of normal at Screening, or Child Pugh class B or C hepatic disease 9. Subjects who are pregnant or breastfeeding 10. Haematological abnormalities (e.g., severe anaemia, Hgb \<10 g/dL, leukopenia, White Blood Cells (WBC) \<2500/μL) 11. History of substance use disorder, unless a proof of abstinence ≥1 year is provided 12. Other concurrent severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation or investigational product administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this study 13. Participation in another clinical trial of an investigational drug or device (including with placebo) within 30 days or 5 half-lives prior to screening, which-ever is longer 14. Patients not able to handle pumps and infusion site if there is no parent, family member, guardian present in their household taking over pump handling or if they are not treated in hospital set-up
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.One single intervention group is designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalStudy Objectives
Primary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 5 locations
Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris
Paris, FranceGottsegen National Cardiovascular Center
Budapest, HungaryPediatric Cardiac Center
Bratislava, Slovakia