NCT02932410CompletedPhase 3
A Study to Assess Whether Macitentan Delays Disease Progression in Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
A Multicenter, Open-label, Randomized, Study With Single-arm Extension Period to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Macitentan Versus Standard of Care in Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This is a prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled, parallel Phase 3 study with an open-label single-arm extension period to evaluate pharmacokinetics (PK), safety and efficacy of macitentan in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 165 (actual)
- First submitted
- 12 Oct 2016
- Start date
- 24 Oct 2017
- Primary completion date
- 28 Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Actelion
- NCT number
- NCT02932410
- EU CT number
- 2023-509845-10-00
- EudraCT number
- 2016-001062-28
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
- Participants enrolled: 165
- From 24 Oct 2017 to the primary completion date, 28 Aug 2024
- 79 sites in 23 countries
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Participants receiving a combination of \> 2 PAH-specific treatments at randomization.
- Treatment with intravenous (IV) or subcutaneous (SC) prostanoids within 4 weeks before randomization, unless given for vasoreactivity testing
- Clinical signs of hypotension which in the investigator's judgment would preclude initiation of a PAH-specific therapy
Other illness
- Participants with PAH due to portal hypertension, schistosomiasis, or with pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and/or pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis, and persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
- Participants with PAH associated with Eisenmenger syndrome, or with moderate to large left-to-right shunts
- Any circumstances or conditions, which, in the opinion of the investigator, may affect full participation in the study or compliance with the protocol
- Severe hepatic impairment, for example Child-Pugh Class C
Lab values
- Hemoglobin or hematocrit \<75 percent (%) of the lower limit of normal range
- Serum Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) greater than (\>) 3 times the upper limit of normal range
- Severe renal insufficiency (estimated creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min or serum creatinine \>221 micro-moles per liter \[micro-mol/L\])
Other
- Pregnancy (including family planning) or breastfeeding.
- Participants with known diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Who the study is looking for
- Signed informed consent by the parent(s) or legally designated representative and assent from developmentally capable children prior to initiation of any study-mandated procedure
- Males or females between greater than or equal to (\>=) 1 month and less than (\<) 18 years of age
- Participants with body weight \>= 3.5 kilograms (kg) at randomization
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) diagnosis confirmed by historical RHC (mPAP greater than or equal to \[\>=\] 25 millimeters of mercury \[mmHg\], and Pulmonary artery wedge pressure \[PAWP\] less than or equal to \[\<=\] 15 mmHg, and Pulmonary vascular resistance index \[PVRi\] greater than \[\>\] 3 WU × m2), where in the absence of pulmonary vein obstruction and/or significant lung disease PAWP can be replaced by Left atrium pressure \[LAP\] or Left ventricular end diastolic pressure \[LVEDP\] (in absence of mitral stenosis) assessed by heart catheterization
- PAH belonging to the Nice 2013 Updated Classification Group 1 (including participants with Down Syndrome) and of following etiologies: idiopathic PAH; heritable PAH; PAH associated with congenital heart disease (CHD); Drug or toxin induced PAH; PAH associated with HIV; PAH associated with connective tissue diseases (PAH-aCTD); and World health organization (WHO) Functional class I to III
- Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at Screening and at Baseline, and must agree to undertake monthly pregnancy tests, and to use a reliable method of contraception (if sexually active) up to the end of study (EOS)
Age in the registry: 1 month to 17 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (79)
Sites in registry order. Save your city in your profile to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medizinische Universität Graz Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Graz | Austria | Unknown status |
| Landes- Frauen- und Kinderklinik Linz Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Linz | Austria | Unknown status |
| Medizinische Universitat Wien Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Linz | Austria | Unknown status |
| Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne - PIN Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Parkville | Australia | Unknown status |
| Lady Cilento Children's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | South Brisbane | Australia | Unknown status |
| Children's Hospital at Westmead Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Westmead | Australia | Unknown status |
| Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | São Paulo | Brazil | Unknown status |
| Sainte Justine Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Montreal | Canada | Unknown status |
| Beijing Anzhen Hospital of the Capital University of Medical Sciences Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Beijing | China | Unknown status |
| Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Qingdao | China | Unknown status |
| Childrens Hospital of Shanghai Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Shanghai | China | Unknown status |
| Shanghai Children's Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Shanghai | China | Unknown status |
| Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bogotá | Colombia | Unknown status |
| Centro Medico Imbanaco de Cali SA Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cali | Colombia | Unknown status |
| Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Madrid | Spain | Completed |
| Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Valencia | Spain | Completed |
| HUS Uusi lastensairaala Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Helsinki | Finland | Unknown status |
| Hopital de la Timone Enfants Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Marseille | France | Unknown status |
| Groupe Hospitalier Necker Enfants Malades Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Paris | France | Unknown status |
| Hôpital Haut-Lévêque - Hôpital cardiologique Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pessac | France | Unknown status |
| Hôpital des Enfants Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Toulouse | France | Unknown status |
| Gottsegen National Cardiovascular Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Budapest | Hungary | Completed |
| Rambam Medical Center - PPDS Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Haifa | Israel | Unknown status |
| Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel - PIN Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Petah Tikva | Israel | Unknown status |
| Chaim Sheba Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ramat Gan | Israel | Unknown status |
| Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System - PPDS Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Unknown status |
| Seoul National University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seoul | South Korea | Unknown status |
| CICUM San Miguel Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Guadalajara | Mexico | Unknown status |
| Operadora de Hospitales Angeles SA de CV Hospital Angeles Lomas Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | México | Mexico | Unknown status |
| Instituto Nacional de Pediatria Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Mexico City | Mexico | Unknown status |
| Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Dr. Ignacio Chavez Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Mexico City | Mexico | Unknown status |
| Unidad de Investigación Clínica En Medicina SC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Monterrey | Mexico | Unknown status |
| Institut Jantung Negara Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Unknown status |
| University Malaya Medical Centre Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Unknown status |
| Makati Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Makati City | Philippines | Unknown status |
| Philippine Heart Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Quezon City | Philippines | Unknown status |
| Szpital Kliniczny Im. Karola Jonschera Uniwersytetu Medycznego Im. Karola Marcinkowskiego W Poznaniu Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Poznan | Poland | Completed |
| Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny We Wroclawiu Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Wroclaw | Poland | Completed |
| Unidade Local De Saúde De Lisboa Ocidental E.P.E. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Carnaxide | Portugal | Completed |
| Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, E.P.E. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Coimbra | Portugal | Completed |
| Unidade Local De Saude De Sao Jose E.P.E. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lisbon | Portugal | Completed |
| Unidade Local de Saude de Sao Joao E.P.E. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Porto | Portugal | Completed |
| Research Institute of Complex Cardiovascular Pathology Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kemerovo | Russia | Unknown status |
| Russian National Research Medical University n.a. N.I.Pirogov Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Moscow | Russia | Unknown status |
| GBUZ Children's Hospital named after Bashlyaeva Z.A. Moscow Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Moscow | Russia | Unknown status |
| Novosibirsk Research Institue of Blood Circulation Pathology n.a. E.N. Meshalkin Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Novosibirsk | Russia | Unknown status |
| Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical Academy Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Unknown status |
| Clinical Hospital №1 Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tyumen | Russia | Unknown status |
| Bashkiria State Medical University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ufa | Russia | Unknown status |
| Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Chiang Mai University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chiang Mai | Thailand | Unknown status |
| MI Dnipropetrovsk Specialized Clin. Med. Center of Mother and Child n.a. prof. M.F. Rudnev of DRC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dnipro | Ukraine | Unknown status |
| Municipal Institution of Health Care Regional Children's Clinical Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kharkiv | Ukraine | Unknown status |
| MI Scientific Practical Medical Center for Children Cardiology and Cardiosurgery of MOH of Ukraine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kyiv | Ukraine | Unknown status |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aurora | United States | Unknown status |
| Boston Children's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Virginia Health System Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charlottesville | United States | Unknown status |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cincinnati | United States | Unknown status |
| University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cleveland | United States | Unknown status |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbus | United States | Unknown status |
| Detroit Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Detroit | United States | Unknown status |
| Duke University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Durham | United States | Unknown status |
| East Carolina University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Greenville | United States | Unknown status |
| Riley Hospital for Children Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Indianapolis | United States | Unknown status |
| Children's Heart Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Las Vegas | United States | Unknown status |
| UCLA Children's Heart Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Unknown status |
| Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Milwaukee | United States | Unknown status |
| Columbia University Medical Center - PIN Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
| Phoenix Childrens Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Phoenix | United States | Unknown status |
| Mayo Clinic - PPDS Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rochester | United States | Unknown status |
| Primary Children's Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Salt Lake City | United States | Unknown status |
| UCSF Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| Montefiore Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | The Bronx | United States | Unknown status |
| Children's National Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Washington D.C. | United States | Unknown status |
| Hanoi Heart Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hanoi | Vietnam | Unknown status |
| Hanoi Medical University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hanoi | Vietnam | Unknown status |
| Tam Duc Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | Unknown status |
| Children's Hospital 1 Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | Unknown status |
| University of the Free State Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bloemfontein | South Africa | Unknown status |
| Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Durban | South Africa | Unknown status |
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