This is an explorative, open-label, uncontrolled, single center study to explore the preliminary safety, tolerability and efficacy of oral ferric maltol in treating iron deficiency in patients with pulmonary hypertension and iron deficiency anemia.
SEEK ID: https://ldh.zks-mhh.imise.uni-leipzig.de/projects/6
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NFDI4Health PALs: No PALs for this Project
Project start date: 27th Mar 2018
Project end date: 19th Mar 2020
- : Study
- : A Pilot Study to Explore Preliminary Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of ORal IrON Supplementation With Ferric Maltol in Treating Iron Deficiency in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension and Iron Deficiency Anemia
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- : ORION-PH-1
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- : This is an explorative, open-label, uncontrolled, single center study to explore the preliminary safety, tolerability and efficacy of oral ferric maltol in treating iron deficiency in patients with pulmonary hypertension and iron deficiency anemia.
- : English
- : Pulmonary Hypertension
- : Iron Deficiency
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- Details about the contributing organisation(s)/institution(s)/group(s)
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- Details about the contributing person(s)
- : Principal investigator
- : Marius
- : Hoeper
- Digital identifier(s)
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- Organisation(s) associated with the contributor
- : Hannover Medical School, Department of Pneumology
- : Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
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- Digital identifier(s)
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- : Personal
- Details about the contributing organisation(s)/institution(s)/group(s)
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- Details about the contributing person(s)
- : Sponsor (primary)
- : Christoph
- : Schindler
- Digital identifier(s)
- : orcid.org/0000-0002-6779-0057
- : ORCID
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- : Schindler.Christoph@mh-hannover.de
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- Organisation(s) associated with the contributor
- : Medical School Hannover, Center for Clinical Studies
- : Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
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- Digital identifier(s)
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- Digital identifier(s)
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- : EudraCT
- : 2016-005100-26
- : Interventional
- Specification of the type of the Project
- : Single group
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- Primary health condition(s) or disease(s) considered in the Project
- : Iron deficiency anemia
- : MedDRA
- : 10022974
- : Pulmonary hypertensions
- : MedDRA
- : 10037401
- Groups of diseases or conditions(*)
- : Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (III), Diseases of the respiratory system (X)
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- Administrative information about the Project
- : Request for approval submitted, approval granted
- : Terminated: Recruitment, data collection, data and quality management halted prematurely and will not resume
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- : 27 March 2018
- : 19 March 2020
- : Monocentric
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- Eligibility criteria for Project participants
- Eligibility criteria: Minimum age
- : 18
- : Years
- Eligibility criteria: Maximum age
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- : Male, Female, Diverse
- : Signed written informed consent prior to any study-related procedure and willingness to comply with treatment and follow-up procedures Male and female patients ≥18 years at day of inclusion Patients capable of understanding the investigational nature, potential risks and benefits of the clinical trial Patients with a diagnosis of PH confirmed by a (historical) right heart catheterization showing a mean pulmonary artery pressure ≥25 mmHg at rest and stable PH medication for at least 3 months. 6 min walk distance >50 m Mild-to-moderate iron-deficiency anemia as defined by a hemoglobin concentration ≥7 g/dl and <12 g/dl in females or ≥8 g/dl and <13 g/dl in males, and serum ferritin <100 µg/l, or 100-300 µg/l and transferrin saturation <20% at screening Prevention of pregnancy: Women without childbearing potential defined as follows: at least 6 weeks after surgical sterilization by bilateral tubal ligation or bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy or uterine agenesis or ≥ 50 years and in postmenopausal state ≥ 1 year or < 50 years and in postmenopausal state ≥ 1 year with serum FSH > 40 IU/l and serum oestrogen < 30 ng/l or a negative oestrogen test or Women of childbearing potential with a negative ß-HCG pregnancy test at screening who agree to meet one of the following criteria from the time of screening, during the study and for a period of four weeks following the last administration of study medication: correct use of contraception methods. The following are acceptable: hormonal contraceptives (combined oral contraceptives and oestrogen-free pills with desogestrel, implants, transdermal patches, hormonal vaginal devices or injections with prolonged release), intrauterine device (IUS) or a barrier method, e.g. condom or occlusive cap (diaphragm or cervical/vault caps) with spermicide (foam, gel, film, cream or suppository) true abstinence (periodic abstinence and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception) sexual relationship only with female partners and/or sterile male partners
- : Active hematological disorders other than iron-deficiency anemia Other medical condition that according to the investigator's assessment is causing or contributing to anemia Active malignancy Active infectious disease Active bleeding Severe renal insufficiency (glomerular filtration rate <30 ml/min) Severe liver injury as indicated by serum aminotransferases >3 x upper limit of normal or bilirubin levels >50 µmol/l Ongoing oral or intravenous iron supplementation Hemoglobin <7 g/dl in females or <8 g/dl in males at screening Concomitant erythropoietin medication Pregnancy or lactation period Subject has received any investigational medication or any investigational device within 30 days prior to the first dose of study medication or is actively participating in any investigational drug/devices trial, or is scheduled to receive an investigational drug/device during the course of the study. Known or suspected hypersensitivity to any of the active substances or any excipients of the investigational medicinal product Known haemochromatosis or other iron overload syndromes Patients who have been receiving repeated (>1) blood transfusions during the past 6 months Ages Eligible for Study 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult ) Sexes Eligible for Study All Accepts Healthy Volunteers No
- Population of the Project(*)
- : National
- : Germany
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- Interventions of the Project
- : Ferric maltol 30 mg (Feraccru®)
- : Drug (including placebo)
- : Treatment with Feraccru® 30 mg hard capsules (Ferric maltol 30 mg). One capsule twice daily, morning and evening, on an empty stomach for 12 weeks
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- Exposures of the Project
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- Outcome measures in the Project
- : Change in hemoglobin level from baseline to week 12
- : measurement of hemoglobin in blood
- : Primary
- : baseline to week 12
- : Change in hemoglobin from baseline to week 6
- : measurement of hemoglobin in blood
- : Secondary
- : baseline to week 6
- : Change in serum ferritin levels from baseline to week 6 and 12
- : measurement of serum ferritin levels
- : Secondary
- : baseline to week 6 and baseline to week 12
- : Change in transferrin saturation from baseline to week 6 and 12
- : measurement of transferrin saturation
- : Secondary
- : baseline to week 6 and baseline to week 12
- : Change in 6 min walking distance from baseline to week 12
- : measurement of functional exercise capacity
- : Secondary
- : baseline to week 12
- : Change in serum NT-proBNP from baseline to weeks 6 and 12
- : measurement of serum NT-proBNP
- : Secondary
- : baseline to week 6 and baseline to week 12
- : Change in echocardiographic markers of right ventricular function from baseline to week 12 (1)
- : measurement of right atrial area
- : Secondary
- : from baseline to week 12
- : Change in echocardiographic markers of right ventricular function from baseline to week 12 (2)
- : measurement of right ventricular diameter
- : Secondary
- : from baseline to week 12
- : Change in echocardiographic markers of right ventricular function from baseline to week 12 (3)
- : measurement of fractional area change
- : Secondary
- : from baseline to week 12
- : Change in echocardiographic markers of right ventricular function from baseline to week 12 (4)
- : measurement of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion
- : Secondary
- : from baseline to week 12
- : Change in World Health Organization Functional Class (WHO FC) from baseline to week 6 and week 12
- : measurement of different parameter according to an evaluated process
- : Secondary
- : from baseline to week 6 and week 12
- : Incidence of Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]
- : Number of Adverse Events
- : Other
- : first application of IMP until 4 weeks after treatment discontinuation
- : Incidence of Serious Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]
- : Number of Serious Adverse Events
- : Other
- : first application of IMP until 4 weeks after treatment discontinuation
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- Data sharing strategy of the Project(*)
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- : false
- Non-interventional aspects of the Project
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- Target follow-up duration of the Project
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- Interventional aspects of the Project
- : Phase-3
- Masking of intervention(s) assignment
- : false
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- : Not specified
- : Not applicable (for single-arm trials)
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Abstract (Expand)
Authors: K. M. Olsson, J. Fuge, T. Brod, J. C. Kamp, J. Schmitto, T. Kempf, J. Bauersachs, M. M. Hoeper
Date Published: 24th May 2020
Publication Type: Journal
PubMed ID: 32444411
Citation: Eur Respir J. 2020 Nov 12;56(5):2000616. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00616-2020. Print 2020 Nov.