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Riociguat in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)

An Open-label Phase IIIb Study of Riociguat in Patients With In-operable CTEPH, or Recurrent or Persisting PH After Surgical Treatment Who Are Not Satisfactorily Treated and Cannot Participate in Any Other CTEPH Trial

Status
NO_LONGER_AVAILABLE
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Expanded Access
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01784562
Acronym
EAS
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2013-02-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-01-06

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Conditions

Hypertension, Pulmonary

Keywords

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Brief summary

The aim of the study is to assess safety, tolerability and clinical effects of different doses of riociguat in patients with inoperable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and who are not satisfactorily treated and cannot participate in any other CTEPH trial. In the US the study runs as an Expanded Access program under 21 CFR 312.320.

Interventions

Individual dosing of riociguat between 0.5 and 2.5 mg three times daily based on patient's well being and blood pressure. (The individual optimal dose should be determined during the initial 8-week titration phase based on patient's monitoring of systolic blood pressure and well-being.)

Sponsors

Bayer
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

\- Male and female patients with CTEPH either inoperable or with persistent or recurrent PH after surgery

Exclusion criteria

* All types of pulmonary hypertension other than Dana Point Classification Group 4 * Operable patients listed for PEA (Pulmonary Endarterectomy)

Countries

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (Türkiye), United Kingdom, United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026