E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
This study is about pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases. The lung disease in this study will be the overlap syndrome which is defined as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease concomitant with sleep apnea. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
This study is about pulmonary vascular hypertension due to lung diseases. The lung disease in this study will be the overlap syndrome (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sleep apnea). |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10010952 |
E.1.2 | Term | COPD |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10040976 |
E.1.2 | Term | Sleep apnea syndrome |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10037400 |
E.1.2 | Term | Pulmonary hypertension |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
Our aim is to investigate if there is a measurable effect of roflumilast in patients suffering from overlap syndrome and pulmonary hypertension, who receive a sequential combination therapy of roflumilast as a potent PDE4 inhibitor and nocturnal non-invasive ventilation as add-on therapy. This pilot study could provide a rationale data for further studies addressing the role of PDE4 inhibitors and other novel anti-inflammatory drugs as a new potential treatment option for pulmonary hypertension in COPD. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
A secondary objective will be the storage of blood samples in the biobank for further investigation. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
This study is aimed to show the effect of roflumilast on pulmonary vascular resistance in patients suffering from both sleep apnea and COPD, the so called overlap syndrome. Therefore inclusion criteria are based on gold standards for each disease separately. Adult patients with an age of >18 years fulfilling both, COPD and sleep apnea criteria, will be invited to participate in this study.
COPD Regarding clinical experience and experimental data, pulmonary hypertension can be observed in patients with overlap syndrome even with only mild to moderate COPD. Hence, according to the GOLD criteria, we decided to include patients with COPD corresponding to a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) <60% of the predicted value and a ratio of FEV1 to forced vital capacity (FVC) of ≤70% diagnosed by spirometry. According to the recently published COPD criteria, the inclusion criteria correspond to group B, C and D of the Combined Assessment of COPD test.
Sleep Apnea Patients with moderate to severe sleep apnea will be included in this study. Thus, according to the American Association of Sleep Medicine (AASM) criteria, which is considered to be the current gold standard, patients with an AHI > 15 events per hour (moderate 15-30/h, severe >30/h) diagnosed by overnight polysomnography will be included in this study.
Pulmonary Hemodynamics As the goal of this study is to investigate the effects of roflumilast on an abnormal pulmonary hemodynamical state, only those patients will be included who present with a PVR>150 dyn×s×cm-5 and a mPAP > 20mmHg at the baseline right heart catheterization. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Underweight is very rare in patients suffering from sleep apnea as significant weight loss is important goal in these patients. Therefore weight loss which is a common side effect of roflumilast may be advantageous in the majority of patients with sleep apnea syndrome. Patients with a body mass index less than 20kg/m² will not be included in this study.
Roflumilast is metabolized in the liver through cytochrome-P450 isoenzymes. Hence, roflumilast is contraindicated in patients with with moderate to severe liver failure. Patients with Child-Pugh class B to C will also be excluded from this study.
Furthermore, patients working as professional drivers and patients with daytime hypercapnia ( pCO2 >55mmHg) will be excluded from this study.
Further exclusion criteria: pregnancy, pulmonary hypertension due to other reasons, active clinical depression, therapy with roflumilast or NIV in history, immunosupression, treatment with combined CYP3A4/CYP1A2 inhibitors. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary endpoint in this study will be the change of pulmonary vascular resistance, measured by right heart catheterization, in patients with overlap syndrome after treatment with roflumilast. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The primary endpoint in this study will be measured after a 6-month treatment with roflumilast.
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Secondary endpoints will be changes after treatment with roflumilast and changes after treatment with roflumilast and additional treatment with nocturnal non-invasive ventilation. Measured parameters will be changes of the other right heart catheterization parameters and changes in six-minute walk distance, questionnaires, polysomnographic parameters, lung function parameters including blood gas analysis, clinical chemistry parameters and body weight. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Secondary endpoints will be changes after 6-month treatment with roflumilast and changes after 12 months of roflumilast including 6 months treatment with nocturnal non-invasive ventilation. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 2 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |