A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind, and Non-inferiority Clinical Trial to Compare the Efficacy of Sequential to Initial Combination Therapy in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

This is a multicenter, randomized, controlled, double-blind, and non-inferiority clinical trial to compare the efficacy of sequential to initial combination therapy in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Ambrisentan and Tadalafil will be used in the study. Our research hypothesis is that the efficacy of sequential combination therapy in PAH patients is not inferior to the initial combination therapy as the primary efficacy endpoint is the change in 6MWD at month 12 from baseline.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 80
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age between 18 to 80 years and weight ≥ 40 kg.

• WHO functional classification I-III.

• Diagnosed with PAH caused or related to the following:

⁃ 1\) Idiopathic PAH 2) Hereditary PAH 3) Associated PAH:

• Connective tissue diseases (e.g., scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease, etc.)

• Drug or toxin exposure

• Corrected congenital heart diseases for more than 1 year (e.g., atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, and patent ductus arteriosus) 4. Risk stratification assessed as low-risk or intermediate-risk according to the 2022 ESC/ERS guidelines.

• 5\. Right heart catheterization meets the following criteria (end-expiratory data, original waveform must be retained for quality control):

• 1\) Mean pulmonary artery pressure ≥ 25 mmHg 2) Pulmonary vascular resistance ≥ 3 Wood units 3) Pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) ≤ 15 mmHg 4) Cardiac output measurement requirements: thermal dilution or direct Fick method; indirect Fick method does not meet study criteria.

• 6\. Pulmonary function tests meet the following criteria:

• 1) Total lung capacity (TLC) ≥ 60% of the predicted normal value; 2) Forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) ≥ 55% of the predicted normal value; 3) DLCO\_SB ≥ 40% of the predicted normal value. 7. Baseline 6MWD more than 100 meters repeated twice at screening (measured at least 4 hours apart, but no longer than 1 week), and both values are within 15% of each other (calculated from the highest value) 8. In a resting state, without supplemental oxygen, arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) ≥ 88%.

• 9\. No participation in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation training programs within 12 weeks prior to the screening visit.

• 10\. Females of childbearing potential must agree to use contraception until the end of the study.

• 11\. No participation in clinical studies involving other investigational drugs or devices throughout the study duration.

• 12\. Ability to understand the informed consent form and sign it.

Locations
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China
The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITING
Hangzhou
Contact Information
Primary
Zongye Cai, MD, PhD
z.cai@zju.edu.cn
+8618258236820
Backup
Zexin Chen
chenzexin@zju.edu.cn
+86 15867136069
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-05-14
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 376
Treatments
Active_comparator: Initial combination therapy
Patients will receive dual combination therapy with Ambrisentan and Tadalafil immediately after randomization.
Experimental: Sequential combination therapy (B1 group)
Patients will receive Ambrisentan and Tadalafil mimic first, with sequential addition of Tadalafil if low risk status was not achived at month 4, or 8, or 12.
Experimental: Sequential combination therapy (B2 group)
Patients will receive Tadalafil and Ambrisentan mimic first, with sequential addition of Ambrisentan if low risk status was not achived at month 4, or 8, or 12.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Collaborators: Taizhou Hospital, Huzhou Central Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov