Pilot study to determine the therapeutic effect of two prarallel groups treated with either Riciguat or Macitentan, evaluated by the change in systolic and diastolic RV function within 12 weeks after first drug intake in order to plan a larger Phase II study.
In this multi-center, randomized, open pilot study the therapeutic effect of two prarallel groups treated with either Riciguat or Macitentan shall be determined by evaluating the change in systolic and diastolic RV function within 12 weeks after first drug intake in order to plan a larger Phase II study.The method used to determine the RV function will be the "Conductance Method".
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
7
Patients will be administered 12 weeks Riciguat
Patients will be administered 12 weeks Macitentan
Klinik III für Innere Medizin Herzzentrum der Universität zu Köln
Cologne, Germany
Abteilung Pneumologie und Intensivmedizin der Medizinischen Klinik II, Uniklinik Gießen und Marburg Standort Gießen
Giessen, Germany
Krankenhaus Neuwittelsbach, Innere Medizin II
München, Germany
RV function
Evaluation of the therapeutic effect of both treatment groups as measured by the change in systolic and diastolic RV function within 12 weeks after starting medication to plan a larger Phase II study. Methods: RV Catheterisation and Conductance Catherterisation.
Time frame: 12 weeks
recruitability
The feasible to include 30 patients within 12 months will be assessed by descripitve statistic
Time frame: 12 months
feasibility to set up a larger phase II study
The feasibility to set up a larger phase II study with this study setting and design will be assessed by descripitve statistic
Time frame: 24 months
RV contractility
Percent change in RV contractility (= end-systolic elastance, EES), RV, Methods: RV Catheterisation and Conductance Catherterisation.
Time frame: 12 weeks
Collection of Adverse Events
number of participants with adverse events (all) assessed by CTCAE v4.0
Time frame: 12 weeks
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