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Register: EUCTR
Last refreshed on: 25 November 2019
Main ID:  EUCTR2005-000701-61-GB
Date of registration: 27/10/2005
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University College London
Public title: An open label trial of the dual specificity endothelin receptor antagonist bosentan in established scleroderma renal crisis - BIRD-1
Scientific title: An open label trial of the dual specificity endothelin receptor antagonist bosentan in established scleroderma renal crisis - BIRD-1
Date of first enrolment: 29/11/2005
Target sample size: 15
Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
URL:  https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/search?query=eudract_number:2005-000701-61
Study type:  Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study design: 
Controlled: no
Randomised: no
Open:
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Double blind:
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Cross over:
Other:
If controlled, specify comparator, Other Medicinial Product:
Placebo:
Other: yes
Other specify the comparator: Historical controls
 
Phase:  Human pharmacology (Phase I): Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II): yes Therapeutic confirmatory - (Phase III): Therapeutic use (Phase IV):
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Patients with scleroderma renal crisis, requiring both of
1. New onset blood pressure >150/80 obtained twice over a 24 hour period
2. A documented decrease in renal function of at least 30% in the calculated glomerular filtration rate.
Patients with diffuse or limited systemic sclerosis of any disease duration
Age 18 or older
Women must be postmenopausal, surgically or naturally sterile, or use a reliable form of contraception during study treatment during and for three months after completion of the study. Hormone based contraception alone are not regarded as a reliable form of contraception.

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria:
Previous use of an endothelin receptor antagonist
Significant baseline abnormalities in liver function testing (biochemical markers more than 3 times upper limit of normal)
Patients with moderate or severe hepatic impairment i.e. Child-Pugh class B or C
Patients with body weight <40kg
Patients with a systolic blood pressure <85 mm Hg
Patients with conditions that prevent compliance with the protocol or failure to adhere to therapy
Patients with any other life threatening condition.
Patients with known hypersensitivity to bosentan, or any of the excipients of the formulation.
Patients receiving glibenclamide, cyclosporin A, or tacrolimus within 1 week prior to screening, or expecting to receive any of these agents during the study.
Patients who have received an investigational agent in the month preceding screening.



Age minimum:
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Gender:
Female: yes
Male: yes
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Scleroderma renal crisis
Intervention(s)

Trade Name: Tracleer
Product Name: Bosentan
Product Code: N/A
Pharmaceutical Form: Film-coated tablet

Primary Outcome(s)

Primary end point(s): Creatinine clearance - baseline, minimum and at 6 and 12 months
24hr urinary protein - baseline, minimum and at 6 and 12 month
Serum creatinine - baseline, minimum and at 6 and 12 months
Dialysis duration
Time to achieve control of hypertension
Maintenance anti-hypertensive therapy at 6 and 12 months (number of anti-hypertensives)
Secondary Objective: To assess any difference in outcomes of those patients commenced on treatment within 10 days of onset of scleroderma renal crisis, compared with those treated later.
Main Objective: To assess efficacy, safety and tolerability of treating scleroderma renal crisis with bosentan.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
BIRD-1 250705
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
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Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 07/04/2017
Date Completed: 01/07/2008
URL: https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/ctr-search/trial/2005-000701-61/results
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