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THERAPY-HYBRID-BPA trial

The Effect of Riociguat for Peak Cardiac Index on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) Patients after Normalization of Pulmonary Artery Pressure by Combination Treatment of Riociguat and Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty. - Riociguat-CTEPH

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs041200052
Enrollment
72
Registered
2020-10-22
Start date
2021-06-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension CTEPH

Interventions

In this study, we will perform continuous verification by allocating the Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) patients whose hemodynamics were normalized after Balloon Pulmonary Angio
Double-Blind Placebo target

Sponsors

Shimokawahara Hiroto
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1)Patients who meet CTEPH diagnostic criteria (complying with 2017 Japanese Cardiovascular Society Guidelines diagnostic criteria) (2)Diagnosed as a contraindication of pulmonary endarterectomy by centraldiagnosis (3)Patients who were adjusted to reach the appropriate dose of riociguat within 8weeks and were able to continueoral administration thereafter (4)Patients who received BPA once or more after the dose adjustment of riociguat (5)Patients who have been able to continue taking the same dose for more than 3months (6)Patients who can obtain written informed consent from the patients and legal representatives (7)Patients with WHO functional class II or III at the time of allocation (8)Over the age of 18 and under 85 at the time of obtaining consent (9)Patients with a resting CI value of less than 5.0 L/min/m2 in theright heart catheterization test immediatelybefore allocation (10)Patients with a mean pulmonary artery pressure less than 25 mmHg in a rightheart catheterization test immediately before allocation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients who are eligible for pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) (2) Patients With pulmonary hypertension other than class 4 by NICE classification (3) Patients having difficulty in performing cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) (4) Patients with severe right heart failure requiring cardiotonic drugs (5) Patients with severe heart disease (6) Patients with severe liver damage (7) Patients with systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg at screening (8) Patients with shunt disease (9) (Contraindications) Patients with severe renal dysfunction (CCr <15 mL/min) or on dialysis (10) Patients with life expectancy less than 2 years (11) Being pregnant or lactating (12) Patients who are contraindicated for riociguat (13) Using other unlicensed drugs (14) Patients who used a pulmonary vasodilator within 4 weeks after the consent of the right heart catheter test. (15) Investigator determines that whose participation in this study is not appropriate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in Peak CI during cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) from baseline to 16 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Change in hemodynamic index during CPET from baseline to 16 weeks (Peak, 20W). Cardiac output (CO), Pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), Pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP), Right atrial pressure (RAP) Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), Total pulmonary resistance (TPR), Heart Rate (HR), Stroke volume (SV), Mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2), Percutaneous oxygen saturation (SpO2), Arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2), Arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2), PA compliance, Anaerobic threshold (AT), Mean PAP/CO slope, Peak VO2, Non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP), Arterial Blood Pressure (ABP), VE/VCO2, VE/VCO2 slope, End-tidal carbon dioxide partial pressure (PETCO2), Ratio of dead space to tidal volume (Vd/Vt) 2. Change in hemodynamic index at rest from baseline to 16 weeks. (PAP, PAWP, CO, CI, RAP, PVR, TPR, HR, SV, SvO2, SpO2, PA compliance, NIBP) 3. Change in WHO functional classification from baseline to 16 weeks. 4. Change in 6-minute walking distance and modified Borg scale from baseline to 16 weeks. 5. Change in BNP value from baseline to 16 weeks. 6. Adverse events (AE)

Contacts

Public ContactHiroto Shimokawahara

National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center

nmc-admin@umin.ac.jp+81-86-294-9911

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026