Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy and Safety of Riociguat in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis

Lead Sponsor:

Bayer

Conditions:

Scleroderma, Systemic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

To investigate if Riociguat is effective in the treatment of systemic sclerosis

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men or women aged 18 years and older
  • Systemic sclerosis, as defined by ACR/EULAR (American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism) 2013 criteria
  • dcSSc (diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis) according to the LeRoy criteria, ie, skin fibrosis proximal to the elbows and knees in addition to acral fibrosis
  • Disease duration of ≤ 18 months (defined as time from the first non-Raynaud's phenomenon manifestation)
  • ≥ 10 and ≤ 22 mRSS (modified Rodnan skin score) units at the screening visit
  • FVC (forced vital capacity) ≥ 45% of predicted at screening
  • DLCO (diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide) ≥ 40% of predicted (hemoglobin-corrected) at screening
  • Negative serum pregnancy test in a woman of childbearing potential at the screening visit
  • Women of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception when sexually active. "Adequate contraception" is defined as any combination of at least 2 effective methods of birth control, of which at least 1 is a physical barrier (e.g. condom with hormonal contraception like implants or combined oral contraceptives, condom with intrauterine devices). This applies since signing of the informed consent form until 30 (+5) days after the last study drug administration.

Exclusion

  • Limited cutaneous SSc (systemic sclerosis) at screening
  • Major surgery (including joint surgery) within 8 weeks prior to screening
  • Hepatic insufficiency classified as Child-Pugh C
  • Patients with isolated AST or ALT \>3xULN or bilirubin \>2xULN can be included in the trial under the condition of additional monitoring during the trial
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \< 15 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formula) or on dialysis at the screening visit. Patients entering the trial with eGFR 15-29 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 will be undergo additional monitoring of renal function
  • Any prior history of renal crisis
  • Sitting SBP (systolic blood pressure) \< 95 mmHg at the screening visit
  • Sitting heart rate \< 50 beats per minute (BPM) at the screening visit
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 40% prior to screening
  • Any form of pulmonary hypertension as determined by right heart catheterization
  • Pulmonary disease with FVC \< 45% of predicted or DLCO (hemoglobin-corrected) \< 40% of predicted at screening
  • Active state of hemoptysis or pulmonary hemorrhage, including those events managed by bronchial artery embolization
  • Not permitted prior and concomitant medication
  • Pregnant or breast feeding women
  • Women of childbearing potential not willing to use adequate contraception and not willing to agree to 4-weekly pregnancy testing from Visit 1 (first administration of study drug) onwards until 30 (+5) days after last study drug intake.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 15 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 28 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

121 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02283762

Start Date

January 15 2015

End Date

March 28 2019

Last Update

February 5 2020

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Mayo Clinic - Scottsdale

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259-5404

2

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095-1670

3

Stanford University School of Medicine

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

4

University of Connecticut Health Center

Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030