The purpose of this study is to assess multiple ascending doses of a new drug (BAY63-2521) given orally, to evaluate if it is safe and can help to improve the well-being, symptoms (e.g. disturbed breathing) and outcome of pulmonary hypertension associated with lung fibrosis. Patients living with pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease have a risk of increased number of hospitalisations because of worsening of their condition. Until now there is no approved medication for this disease. The current treatment of pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease consists: of oxygen and medical treatment with vasodilators, e.g. so-called Calcium-antagonists. Therefore, there is a need for new drugs in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
22
BAY63-2521 will be up-titrated from 1,0 mg TID to 2,5 mg TID
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München, Bavaria, Germany
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Giessen, Hesse, Germany
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Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
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Homburg, Saarland, Germany
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Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Safety and tolerability
Time frame: 12 weeks treatment
Pharmacokinetics
The assessment will be stopped after protocol amendment 4, which was effective since Jan 06, 2014
Time frame: at every study visit except at run-in and Follow-up
6-Minute Walk Test
Time frame: at every study visit except at Follow-up
Modified borg scale
The assessment will be stopped after protocol amendment 4, which was effective since Jan 06, 2014
Time frame: at every study visit except at Follow-up
Quality of life assessments
The assessment will be stopped after protocol amendment 4, which was effective since Jan 06, 2014
Time frame: at baseline, after 6 weeks, after 12 weeks, Follow-up and at each visit during long term extension phase
Hemodynamic parameters
Time frame: optional after 12weeks
Laboratory Parameters
The assessment will be stopped after protocol amendment 4, which was effective since Jan 06, 2014
Time frame: at each study visit during run-in and treatment phase and long term extension
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
The assessment will be stopped after protocol amendment 4, which was effective since Jan 06, 2014
Time frame: at each study visit during run-in and treatment phase and long term extension
Blood pressure and heart rate
Time frame: at each study visit during run-in and treatment phase and long term extension
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