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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00768300




Registration number
NCT00768300
Ethics application status
Date submitted
7/10/2008
Date registered
8/10/2008
Date last updated
8/04/2014

Titles & IDs
Public title
(ARTEMIS-IPF) Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate Safety and Effectiveness of Ambrisentan in IPF
Scientific title
ARTEMIS-IPF: A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center, Parallel-Group, Event Driven Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Ambrisentan in Subjects With Early Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
GS-US-231-0101
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
ARTEMIS-IPF
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Respiratory 0 0 0 0
Other respiratory disorders / diseases
Inflammatory and Immune System 0 0 0 0
Connective tissue diseases
Inflammatory and Immune System 0 0 0 0
Other inflammatory or immune system disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Ambrisentan
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo

Experimental: Ambrisentan -

Placebo comparator: Placebo -


Treatment: Drugs: Ambrisentan
Ambrisentan (5mg or 10 mg tablet) was administered orally once daily.

Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
Placebo to match ambrisentan was administered orally once daily.
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Time to Death or Disease (IPF) Progression.
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Up to 48 months
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Proportion of Participants With No Disease Progression or Death at 48 Weeks
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline and Week 48
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Change in FVC % Predicted at Week 48
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Baseline and Week 48
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Change in DLCO % Predicted at Week 48
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Baseline and Week 48
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Change in 6MWT at Week 48
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Baseline and Week 48
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Change in Quality of Life (QOL) Score at Week 48 as Assessed by the Short-Form 36® (SF-36)
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Baseline and Week 48
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Change in Quality of Life (QOL) Score at Week 48 as Assessed by the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ)
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Baseline and Week 48
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Change in Dyspnea Score at Week 48 as Assessed by the Transitional Dyspnea Index (TDI)
Timepoint [7] 0 0
Baseline and Week 48
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Percentage of Participants Who Developed PH on Study
Timepoint [8] 0 0
Up to 48 weeks

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Male or females from 40 to 80 years of age
* Diagnosis of IPF
* Honeycombing (fibrosis in the lung) on high-resolution computerised tomography (HRCT) scan of less than or equal to 5%
* Willing and able to have 2 right heart catheterizations performed
* Willing to have monthly lab tests to monitor liver function
* Able to perform the 6 minute walk test (indicated adequate physical function)
* Must have meet lung function requirements
* Normal liver function tests
* Negative serum pregnancy test
* Willing to use at least 2 reliable methods of contraception
* Able to understand and willing to sign informed consent form
Minimum age
40 Years
Maximum age
80 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* No restrictive lung disease (other than usual interstitial pneumonia or IPF)
* No obstructive lung disease
* No recent or active respiratory exacerbations
* No recent hospitalization for an IPF exacerbation
* No recent history of alcohol abuse
* Chronic sildenafil (or same drug class) use for pulmonary hypertension
* Chronic treatment with certain medications for IPF within 30 days of randomization
* No other serious medical conditions

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s


The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Stopped early
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/12/2008
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/02/2011
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
494
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD,SA,TAS,VIC,WA
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- Concord
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- Darlinghurst
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- Chermside
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- Woodville
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- Hobart
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- Parkville
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- Prahran
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- Perth
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2139 - Concord
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2010 - Darlinghurst
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4032 - Chermside
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5011 - Woodville
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7000 - Hobart
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3050 - Parkville
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3181 - Prahran
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6000 - Perth
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
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Name
Gilead Sciences
Address
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Ganesh Raghu, MD
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University of Washington, Div. of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Chair
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Contact person for scientific queries

No information has been provided regarding IPD availability


What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided



Results publications and other study-related documents

TypeCitations or Other Details
Journal Raghu G, Behr J, Brown KK, Egan JJ, Kawut SM, Flah... [More Details]

Results are available at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00768300