Patients with symptomatic idiopathic (IPAH) or familial (FPAH) pulmonary arterial hypertension in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II to IV , naive to PAH treatment or currently being treated with a stable dose of either bosentan or sildenafil and who complete PROWESS 15 will be enrolled in the PROWESS 15 Extension study. This is a double-blind (12 week), randomized study to compare the safety and tolerability of inhaled iloprost power disc-15 and power disc-6 in patients with symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). After completion of the double blind period, patients will be entered in the open label period using iloprost power disc-15.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
49
Iloprost 5 mcg delivered by I-neb(R) adaptive aerosol delivery (AAD)(R) System power disc-6 administered 6 to 9 times per day for 12 weeks. If patient enters open label follow-up period, iloprost 5 mcg delivered by I-neb(R)AAD(R) System power disc-15 administered 6 to 9 times per day until the end of study.
Iloprost 5 mcg delivered by I-neb(R)AAD(R) System power disc-15 administered 6 to 9 times per day for 12 weeks. If patient enters open label follow-up period, iloprost 5 mcg delivered by I-neb(R)AAD(R) System power disc-15 administered 6 to 9 times per day until the end of study.
UCSD Medical Center
La Jolla, California, United States
UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, United States
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Torrance, California, United States
Lung Health & Sleep Enhancement Center, LLC
Newark, Delaware, United States
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Treatment-emergent Adverse Events
Number of adverse events
Time frame: Double-blind period: from first inhalation of study drug to end of 12-week treatment period. Open-label period: from the start to end of open-label medication, mean duration of exposure was 284.5 days.
Treatment-emergent Serious Adverse Events
Number of serious adverse events
Time frame: Double-blind period: from first inhalation of study drug to end of 12-week treatment period. Open-label period: from the start to end of open-label medication, mean duration of exposure was 284.5 days.
Adverse Events Leading to Premature Discontinuation of Study Drug
Number of adverse events leading to discontinuation of study treatment
Time frame: Double-blind period: from the first inhalation of study drug to discontinuation. Open-label period: from the start of open-label medication to discontinuation, mean duration of exposure was 284.5 days.
Patients With Adverse Events Leading to Premature Discontinuation of Study Drug
Number of patients with adverse events leading to discontinuation of study treatment
Time frame: Double-blind period: from the first inhalation of study drug to discontinuation. Open-label period: from the start of open-label medication to discontinuation, mean duration of exposure was 284.5 days.
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