Hospital-Based Program for Treatment of Severe Cardiopulmonary Disease With Inhaled Nitric Oxide

Mallinckrodt

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 2

Conditions: Lung Transplant; Cardiac Transplant; Sickle Cell Disease; Lung Disease; Pulmonary Hypertension

Treatments: Drug: Inhaled Nitric Oxide

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00041574

INOT-31

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this program is to evaluate the logistic issues and patient requirements for chronic pulsed INOmax delivery in ambulatory, home-care patients. To understand patient needs, patients with a variety of underlying diseases will be included. Safety of chronic therapy will be monitored by serial measurements of methemoglobin, platelet function assay and reported adverse events.

Full description

This study will help develop a comprehensive home care program using INOmax delivery systems. This study will enroll a limited number of patients (5-7) from several disease categories in order to develop the experience with testing acute and chronic responsiveness to INO therapy. The following groups will be tested:

1. Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH)
2. Severe pulmonary hypertension due to congenital (anatomic) heart disease
3. Pulmonary hypertension or severe impairment of gas exchange in infants and children with chronic lung disease
4. Pulmonary hypertension or severe impairment of gas exchange due to severe chronic lung disease in adults
5. Pulmonary hypertension or severe impairment of gas exchange in hematologic and transplant disorders - young children and adults with sickle cell disease, chronic lung disease after bone marrow transplant, cardiac transplant, or lung transplant

Enrollment: 7 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) as defines by a mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) of 25 mmHg or greater by cardiac catheterization within the previous 12 months AND/OR Patients with chronic lung disease with severe impairment of gas exchange unresponsive to conventional medical management.
• If patient is receiving prostacyclin infusion treatment it must have been started at least one month prior to starting INO therapy. Patients will not be withdrawn from the study if started on other medications for treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
• Ability to establish a clinical investigator and a drug shipment site in the local area.

Exclusion criteria

• The Principal Investigator has determined that the patient and/or caregiver is/are unable to manage safe administration of home nitric oxide therapy and maintain appropriate drug accountability and storage.
• Women who are pregnant or nursing.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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7 participants in 1 patient group

1

Experimental group

Description:

Inhaled Nitric Oxide will be delivered through the INOpulse® at a Low Dose Range (3mL to 10mL; in 1mL increments) and Ultra Low Dose Ranges (0.5mL to 4mL; 0.5mL, then 1 to 4mL in 1mL increments).

Treatment:

Drug: Inhaled Nitric Oxide