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`APPENDIX 1
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`Comparison of Supplemental Oxygen and
`Nitric. Oxide for Inhalation Plus Oxygen in
`the Evaluation of the Reactivity of the
`Pulmonary Vasculature During Acute
`Pulmonary Vasodilator Testing
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`1NOmax® (nitric oxide) for inhalation
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`Diagnostic Use
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`INO Therapeutics
`6 Route 173
`Clinton, NJ 08809
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`PROTOCOL: (cid:9)
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`1NOT22
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`DRUG DEVELOPMENT PHASE:
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`Phase 3
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`VERSION: (cid:9)
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`T DATE:
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`STUDY INITIATION:
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`STUDY DURATION:
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`11/2 years
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`MEDICAL MONITOR:
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`REGULATORY CONTACT:
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`James S. Baldassarre, MD
`Senior Director of Research & Development
`Phone (908) 238-6363
`Fax (908) 238-6634
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`Mary Ellen Zamstein
`U.S. & Canadian Regulatory Affairs
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`STUDY CONTACT: (cid:9)
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`3ocke Newman
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`Project Leader
`Phone (908) 238-6317
`Fax (908) 238-6634
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`These studies will be performed in compliance
`with good clinical practices (GCP) guidelines.
`All essential documents will be archived.
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`Sponsor: INO Therapeutics, LLC
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`Name of Finished Product: INOmax®
`(nitric oxide) for inhalation
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`Name of Active Ingredient: Nitric Oxide
`for Inhalation
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`Protocol Number: INOT22
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`Title of Study: Comparison of Supplemental Oxygen and Nitric Oxide for Inhalation
`Plus Oxygen in the Evaluation of the Reactivity of the Pulmonary Vasculature During
`Acute Pulmonary Vasodilator Testing
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`Investigators: Pr. Daniel Sidi, Dr. Alain Fraisse, Dr. Federico Larraya, Dr. Jose Luis
`Zunzunegui, Dr. Joaquin Jose Bartrons, Prof. Dr. Rolf Berger, Dr. Alan Magee, Dr.
`Mary Mullen, Dr. Robyn Barst
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`Study Centers: Hopital Necker, Paris, France; CHU la Timone-Hopital d'enfants,
`Marseille, France; Hospital Materno-Infantil XII de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital
`Gregorio Maranon, Madrid Spain; Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain; Beatrix
`Children's Hospital, Univ. Hospital Groningen, Amsterdam, Netherlands; The Royal
`Brampton Hospital, London, UK; Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, US;
`Columbia Presbyterian Hosptital, New York, NY, US.
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`Phase of development: III
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`Objectives: Compare utility and side effects of oxygen versus nitric oxide for
`inhalation plus oxygen in determining pulmonary vasoreactivity.
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`Methodology: An open, prospective, randomized, multi-center, controlled diagnostic
`trial.
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`Number of patients planned: Enrollment will proceed until at least 25 patients per
`entry diagnosis and at least 150 patients have been enrolled.
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`Anticipated duration of trial: PA years
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`Diagnosis and main criteria for inclusion: Patients between the ages of 4 weeks
`and eighteen years undergoing diagnostic right heart catheterization scheduled to include
`acute pulmonary vasodilation testing to assess pulmonary vasoreactivity. The expected
`population will be patients with:
`1) Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
`2) Congenital heart disease with pulmonary hypertension;
`3) Cardiomyopathies;
`Patients who are either under general anesthesia or awake sedation will be included in
`this protocol. Patients will be stratified based on entry diagnosis.
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`Test product, dose and mode of administration: Nitric oxide for inhalation 800
`ppm, administered at a dose of 80 ppm, nitric oxide for inhalation plus 100% 02 and
`100% 02, via facemask or endotracheal tube.
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`Duration of treatment: 10 minutes of nitric oxide for inhalation at 80 ppm and 10
`minutes of 80 ppm nitric oxide for inhalation plus 100% 02, and 10 minutes of 100% 02;
`delivered via facemask or endotracheal tube.
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`Criteria for evaluation:
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`Primary endpoint:
`Number of patients receiving a combination of NO and 02 versus the number of patients
`receiving 02 alone that meet response criteria. The response criteria are as follows:
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`Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension or patients with CHD who do
`not have an unrestricted shunt at the level of the ventricle or ductus arteriosus, response
`will be defined as:
`1) a decrease in PAPm > 20% and no decrease in cardiac index (within 5%)
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`Patients with cardiomyopathy or patients with CHD who have an unrestricted shunt at the
`level of the ventricle or ductus arteriosus, response will be defined as:
`1) a decrease in PAPm > 20% and no decrease in cardiac index (within 5%)
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`or
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`2) a decrease in PVIll > 25% and no decrease in cardiac index (within 5%)
`Secondary endpoints:
`1) Number of patients receiving NO versus the number of patients receiving 02 that
`meet response criteria, as defined above.
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`2) Number of patients receiving a combination of NO and 02 versus the number of
`patients receiving NO alone that meet response criteria, as defined above.
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`3) PVRI, PAPm and Cardiac Index readings in Room Air versus NO alone, 02 alone and
`the combination of NO and 02
`4) Change in the ratio of PAPm to SAPm by treatment
`5) Survival at 1 year by response
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`Safety endpoints:
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`1) Incidence and types of reported serious adverse events.
`2) Incidence and types of drug related adverse events.
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`3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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`1. TITLE PAGE
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`2. SYNOPSIS (cid:9)
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`3. TABLE OF CONTENTS (cid:9)
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`4. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITION OF TERMS (cid:9)
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`5. ETHICS (cid:9)
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`5.3 PATIENT INFORMATION AND INFORMED CONSENT (cid:9)
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`5.4 FINANCIAL INTEREST STATEMENT (cid:9)
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`6. INVESTIGATORS AND STUDY ADMINISTRATION STRUCTURE (cid:9)
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`6.1 INVESTIGATORS (cid:9)
`6.2 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE (cid:9)
`6.3 STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS (cid:9)
`6.4 DATA SAFETY AND MONITORING BOARD MEMBERS (cid:9)
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`7. INTRODUCTION (cid:9)
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`8. STUDY OBJECTIVES (cid:9)
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`9. INVESTIGATIONAL PLAN (cid:9)
`9.1 OVERALL STUDY PLAN AND DESIGN (cid:9)
`9.2 DISCUSSION OF STUDY DESIGN (cid:9)
`9.3 SELECTION OF STUDY POPULATION (cid:9)
`9.3.1 Inclusion Criteria (cid:9)
`9.3.2 Exclusion Criteria (cid:9)
`9.3.3 Removal of Patients from Therapy or Assessment (cid:9)
`9.4 TREATMENTS (cid:9)
`9.4.1 Treatments Administered (cid:9)
`9.4.2 Identity of nvestigational Product (cid:9)
`9,4.3 Method of Assigning Patients to Treatment Groups (cid:9)
`9.4.4 Selection of Doses in the Study (cid:9)
`9.4.5 Selection and Timing of Dose for Each Patient (cid:9)
`9.4.6 Treatment Group Assignment Blinding (cid:9)
`9.4.7 Prior and Concomitant Therapy (cid:9)
`9.4.8 Treatment Compliance (cid:9)
`9.5 EFFICACY AND SAFETY VARIABLES (cid:9)
`9.5.1 Efficacy and Safety Schedule of Assessments (cid:9)
`9.5.2 Data Collection (cid:9)
`9.5.3 Ventilator Weaning and Extubation Strategy (cid:9)
`9.5.4 Appropriateness of Measurements (cid:9)
`9.5.5 Efficacy Variables (cid:9)
`9.5.6 Safety Variables (cid:9)
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`9.6 DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE (cid:9)
`9.7 STATISTICAL METHODS PLANNED AND DETERMINATION OF THE SAMPLE SIZE (cid:9)
`9.7.1 Sample Size Determination (cid:9)
`9.7.2 Interim Analysis (cid:9)
`9.8 CHANGES IN CONDUCT OF THE STUDY OR PLANNED ANALYSES (cid:9)
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`10. ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS (cid:9)
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`10.1 ACCOUNTABILITY OF STUDY DRUG AND EQUIPMENT (cid:9)
`10.2 CASE REPORT FORMS (cid:9)
`10.3 INVESTIGATOR REQUIREMENTS (cid:9)
`10.4 RECORDING OF ADVERSE EVENTS (cid:9)
`10.4.1 Study Drug Relationship (cid:9)
`10.4.2 Serious Adverse Events (cid:9)
`10.4.3 Unexpected Adverse Events (cid:9)
`10.5 RECORDS RETENTION (cid:9)
`10.6 MONITORING AND AUDITS (cid:9)
`10.7 AMENDMENTS TO THE PROTOCOL (cid:9)
`10.8 TERMINATION OF TRIAL (cid:9)
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`11. REFERENCE LIST (cid:9)
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`APPENDIX 1. PROTOCOL VERSIONS (cid:9)
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`APPENDIX 2. ANALYTIC PLAN (cid:9)
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`A. ANALYSIS POPULATIONS (cid:9)
`B. ANALYSES OF BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS (cid:9)
`C. PRIMARY EFFICACY ANALYSIS (cid:9)
`D. SECONDARY EFFICACY ANALYSIS (cid:9)
`E. SAFETY ANALYSIS (cid:9)
`F. ADDITIONAL ANALYSES (cid:9)
`G. INTERIM ANALYSES (cid:9)
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`APPENDIX 3. LISTING OF AMENDMENT CHANGES (cid:9)
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`INVESTIGATOR AGREEMENT (cid:9)
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`4. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITION OF TERMS
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`Below is a list of abbreviations that are used in this clinical report.
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`Adverse events
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`Arterial Blood Gas
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`APVT (cid:9)
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`Acute pulmonary vasodilator testing
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`BSA (cid:9)
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`CFR (cid:9)
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`CHD (cid:9)
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`CHF (cid:9)
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`CI (cid:9)
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`CO (cid:9)
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`Body Surface Area
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`Code of Federal Regulations
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`Congenital heart disease
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`Congestive heart failure
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`Cardiac index
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`Cardiac output
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`CVPm (cid:9)
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`Mean central venous pressure
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`DAP (cid:9)
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`Diastolic arterial blood pressure
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`FDA 1572 (cid:9)
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`Statement of Investigator
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`Food and Drug Administration
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`Fraction of inspired oxygen concentration
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`Hemoglobin
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`Heart rate
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`Hypertension
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`Investigational new drug (application)
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`FDA (cid:9)
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`Fi02 (cid:9)
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`Hgb (cid:9)
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`BR (cid:9)
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`HTN (cid:9)
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`IND (cid:9)
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`IPAH (cid:9)
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`IRB (cid:9)
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`MAP (cid:9)
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`Nitric Oxide for Inhalation
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`Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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`Institutional Review Board
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`Mean arterial pressure
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`MetHgb (cid:9)
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`Methemoglobin
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`mmHg (cid:9)
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`Millimeters of mercury
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`n (cid:9)
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`N2 (cid:9)
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`NO (cid:9)
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`NO2 (cid:9)
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`02 (cid:9)
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`PAP (cid:9)
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`PAPd (cid:9)
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`PAPm (cid:9)
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`PAPs (cid:9)
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`Total number of patients (sample size)
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`Nitrogen
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`Nitric oxide
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`Nitrogen dioxide
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`Oxygen
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`Pulmonary artery pressure
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`Diastolic pulmonary artery pressure
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`Mean pulmonary artery pressure
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`Systolic pulmonary artery pressure
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`PAWPm (cid:9)
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`Mean pulmonary artery wedge pressure
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`PA Sat (cid:9)
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`Pulmonary artery oxygen saturation
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`PCWP (cid:9)
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`Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
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`PH (cid:9)
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`PPH (cid:9)
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`Pulmonary hypertension
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`Primary pulmonary hypertension
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`ppm
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`PVR
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`PVRI
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`Parts per million, by volume (40 ppm = 0.004% of the inhaled gas)
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`Pulmonary vascular resistance
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`Pulmonary vascular resistance index
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`PV Sat
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`Pulmonary vein oxygen saturation
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`Sa02
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`SAP
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`Arterial oxygen percent saturation
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`Systolic arterial blood pressure
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`SAPm
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`Mean Systolic arterial blood pressure
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`SOP
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`Sp02
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`Sv02
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`Standard operating procedure
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`Oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter
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`Mixed venous oxygen saturation
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`Definition of Terms
`Below is a list of terms, and their respective definition, used in this report
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`Body Surface Area (BSA)
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`Cardiac Index (CI)
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`Cardiac Output (CO)
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`Uses the patient's height and weight to
`calculate the surface area.
`M2= SqRt[(cm*kg)/3600]
`Normal range: 2.5 to 4 L/min/m2
`The CI assess overall cardiac performance
`(eliminates body size as a variable).
`CI = CO/BSA
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`Normal range: 4 to 8 L/min
`The cardiac output is the product of stroke
`volume and heart rate and can be measured by:
`thermo dilution if no shunts or the Fick
`equation (using measured VO2 for patients
`with our without shunts).
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`By measuring the amount of oxygen consumed
`by the tissues and the arterial-venous oxygen
`content difference, the cardiac output can be
`determined.
`Fick equation:
`CO = V02/min / Ca02 — Cv02
`V02/min = total tissue extraction of
`oxygen per minute
`Ca02 = arterial content of oxygen
`(mL/L)
`Cv02 = venous content oxygen (mL/L)
`(Ca02 may be Sa02 and Cv02 may be Sv02)
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`PVR (dynes/sec/cm5)
`(PAPm — PAWP)/CO
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`Pulmonary Vascular Resistance
`Index (PVRI):
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`Pulmonary Hypertension:
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`Normal range: ( 2 units. The PVR is a useful
`parameter in assessing right ventricular
`afterload.
`(dynes/sec/cm3 = Woods unit
`(Hg/L/min)/80)
`Normal range: ( 3u•m2
`The PVRI utilizes the cardiac (CI) instead of
`the cardiac output (CO)
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`PVRI = (PAPm PAWP)/CI
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`A condition characterized by elevated
`pulmonary artery pressure, associated with
`changes in the pulmonary vascular bed. PAPm
`is greater than 25 mmHg at rest or 30 mmHg
`during exercise.
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`Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial
`Hypertension or patients with CHD who do not
`have an unrestricted shunt at the level of the
`ventricle or ductus arteriosus, response will be
`defined as:
`1) a decrease in PAPm > 20% and no
`decrease in cardiac index (within
`5%)
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`Patients with cardiomyopathy or patients with
`CHD who have an unrestricted shunt at the
`level of the ventricle or ductus arteriosus,
`response will be defined as:
`1) a decrease in PAPm > 20% and no
`decrease in cardiac index (within 5%)
`or
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`2) a decrease in PVRI > 25% and no
`decrease in cardiac index (within 5%)
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`5. ETHICS
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`5.1 Institutional Review Board (IRB) /Independent Ethics Committee (IEC)
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`The protocols and local Informed Consent Forms must be reviewed and approved by
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`each of the participating institutions' Institutional Review Board (IRB) / Independent
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`Ethics Committee (IEC) prior to the initiation of patient accrual. The IRB/IEC must be
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`notified of all subsequent protocol amendments. In addition, progress reports will be
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`submitted to the IRB/IEC by the investigator as indicated by IRB/IEC's guidelines. Each
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`Institutional Review Board / Independent Ethics Committee must meet the United States
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`Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) and/or ICH requirements for composition,
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`documentation, and operational procedures.
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`The Investigator shall provide the Sponsor with the IRB/IEC's written notification of
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`approval along with the IRB/IEC membership list and/or statement that the IRB/IEC
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`operates in accordance with GCPs.
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`5.2 Ethical Conduct of the Study
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`The study will be conducted in accordance with the principles that have their origins in
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`the Declaration of Helsinki, as well as International Conference on Harmonization Good
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`Clinical Practices Guidelines (ICH GCP) and applicable regulatory requirements.
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`5.3 Patient Information and Informed Consent
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`The informed consent must contain all elements required by the FDA under 21 CFR part
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`50 and/or ICH Guidance for Good Clinical Practice — E6 section 4.8 as well as any other
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`elements required by local and institutional policies. All patients, (or legally authorized
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`representative) must provide written consent after having had adequate time to consider
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`their participation in the study. Consent must be obtained prior to any protocol related
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`procedures that are not part of the patient's normal care. Written documentation of
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`consent must be provided via the signature page. The patient or their legal representative
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`must receive a signed copy of the consent form according to ICH GCP guidelines. The
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`exact definition of legal representative should be determined for a hospital by its
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`state statutes.
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`5.4 Financial Interest Statement
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`In anticipation of utilizing this study for US regulatory submission, each investigator will
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`complete and submit a Financial Interest Disclosure statement detailing all financial
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`involvement with the Sponsor (including other research grants, stock, consultation fees,
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`6. INVESTIGATORS AND STUDY ADMINISTRATION
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`STRUCTURE
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`6.1 Investigators
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`Approximately 8 sites will participate in the trial with an expected total enrollment of a
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`minimum of 150 patients (approximately 20 patients per site). Enrollment will proceed
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`until at least 25 patients per entry diagnosis are enrolled.
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`6.2 Administrative Structure
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`This study was established by the 1NO Therapeutics (the sponsor). A steering committee
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`will review the contents of the protocol and subsequent amendments, monitor the
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`progress of the trial, and provide recommendations to the sponsor on changes in the
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`procedures and conduct of the trial.
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`6.3 Steering Committee Members
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`David Wessel, MD
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`Boston Children's Hospital, Massachusetts,
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`USA
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`Robyn Barst, MD
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`Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New
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`York, USA
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`Duncan Macrae, MD
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`Royal Brompton Hospital, London,
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`England
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`6.4 Data Safety and Monitoring Board Members
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`The NIH and many other institutions require that the study protocol specify a plan for the
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`data and safety monitoring of the trial. Typically, the level of oversight is determined by
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`the risks, complexity and duration of the proposed investigation, and the plan must be
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`approved by the appropriate 1RBs.
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`DSMBs have not been commonly established for short-term studies of interventions to
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`relieve symptoms or to confirm diagnoses. Because the primary endpoints of such studies
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`are not serious irreversible events, as in a major outcome study, the ethical issues for
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`monitoring are different. Early termination for effectiveness is rarely appropriate in such
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`studies.
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`Given the nature of the proposed investigation, the very short duration of exposure, the
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`endpoints being studied, the number of patients and the duration of treatment, no interim
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`analysis for efficacy will be conducted. Although the adverse event profile of inhaled NO
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`has been well characterized in newborn infants, and to a lesser extent in the target
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`population for this investigation, all possible risks cannot be predicted with certainty. To
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`ensure the well being of patients enrolled in the trial, safety of all patients will be
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`monitored on an ongoing basis. All adverse events and serious adverse events will be
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`reviewed with the steering committee on a regular basis, and will be reported to the
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`appropriate health authorities, and IRBs/IEC as per ICH GCP and as required by local
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`7. INTRODUCTION
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`Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a condition characterized by elevated pulmonary artery
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`pressures. Pulmonary hypertension may be idiopathic (i.e., without an identified cause),
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`or secondary to other disease processes (e.g. intrinsic heart or lung disease, collagen-
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`vascular disease, toxins or infections). In either case, it is associated with changes in the
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`pulmonary vascular bed such as vasoconstriction, vascular-wall remodeling and
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`thrombosis in situ resulting in increased vascular resistance. Abnormal production of
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`vasorelaxants and vasoconstrictors by the pulmonary endothelium may also play a role.
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`Endothelium-derived metabolite imbalances of the vasorelaxant prostacyclin and
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`vasoconstrictor thromboxane have been linked to PH, as have impaired synthesis of
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`vasorelaxant nitric oxide and enhanced production of vasoconstrictor endothelin. 1, 2' 3
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`Conventional medical treatments consisting of vasodilators, inotropes, anticoagulants,
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`diuretics or oxygen, are aimed at decreasing mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAPm)
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`and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). In patients with primary pulmonary
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`hypertension and symptomatic right ventricular failure, the median survival time is less
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`than 3 years, Surgical intervention such as heart or heart/lung transplantation may have to
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`be considered.9
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`For patients with right ventricular failure and lung disorders, the prognosis and course of
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`treatment are determined by acute pulmonary vasodilation testing (APVT). A reduction
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`in the mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAPm) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR)
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`with acute vasodilator treatment may be used to predict therapeutic efficacy of long-term
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`vasodilator medication. Acute pulmonary vasodilation testing is also used to evaluate
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`patients being considered for heart or heart/lung transplantation; elevated pulmonary
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`artery pressures and pulmonary vascular resistance place a strain on the right ventricle
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`leading to an increased risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality due to right heart
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`failure post heart transplant. 4' 5' 6
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`Administration of 100% supplemental 02 has been a standard in acute pulmonary
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`vasodilation testing, especially in pediatrics. However, some patients with reactive
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`pulmonary vasculature fail to respond to acute treatment with 100% supplemental 02. It
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`has been shown that combination testing with inhaled nitric oxide and oxygen provides
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`additional pulmonary vasodilation in patients with a reactive vascular bed.7
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`Nitric oxide (INOrnax ) is FDA approved for use in term newborns with pulmonary
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`hypertension and hypoxic respiratory failure in conjunction with mechanical ventilation
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`and other supportive measures to allow more blood to circulate in the lung, which helps
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`increase blood oxygen levels. (Investigators Brochure, INO Therapeutics) Nitric oxide
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`(NO), the endothelial-derived relaxing factor is a major physiologic regulator of
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`endothelial smooth muscle tone. In published studies, nitric oxide for inhalation has been
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`shown to reduce pulmonary artery pressures in patients with the adult respiratory distress
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`syndrome, chronic obstructive lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, and congenital
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`heart disease.4'5'7'8. In primary and secondary forms of pulmonary hypertension, studies
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`have shown that short-term nitric oxide for inhalation can selectively reduce both PAPm
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`and PVR with minimal side effects.4'7 Nitric oxide for inhalation has a short half-life, as
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`it quickly binds to hemoglobin within the pulmonary capillary lumen to form
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`methemoglobin, rendering it inactive, and the systemic vasodilation effects are minimal.
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`Potential risks of nitric oxide are rebound pulmonary hypertension, increased nitrogen
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`dioxide levels (a lung irritant), and methemoglobinemia. However, due to the short
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`duration of delivery in this study, it is unlikely these events will occur.
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`This study will test the hypothesis that a combination of inhaled nitric oxide and oxygen
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`is more sensitive than 100% supplemental oxygen alone in detecting pulmonary
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`8. STUDY OBJECTIVES
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`The primary objective of the trial is to compare the number of patients with reversible
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`pulmonary hypertension (vasoreactivity) due to nitric oxide for inhalation and oxygen as
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`compared to 100% oxygen. The criteria for response are:
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`Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension or patients with CHD who do
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`not have an unrestricted shunt at the level of the ventricle or ductus arteriosus, response
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`will be defined as:
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`1) a decrease in PAPm > 20% and no decrease in cardiac index (within 5%)
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`Patients with cardiomyopathy or patients with CHD who have an unrestricted shunt at the
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`level of the ventricle or ductus arteriosus, response will be defined as:
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`1) a decrease in PAPm > 20% and no decrease in cardiac index (within 5%)
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`or
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`2) a decrease in PVRI > 25% and no decrease in cardiac index (within 5%)
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`The additional objectives of the trial are to compare the incidence and types of drug
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`related and serious adverse events as well as the number of patients with reversible
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`pulmonary hypertension due to nitric oxide for inhalation alone compared to 100%
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`oxygen and to oxygen with nitric oxide for inhalation.
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`9. INVESTIGATIONAL PLAN
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`9.1 Overall Study Plan and Design
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`This trial will be an open, prospective, multi-center, randomized, controlled trial that will
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`compare the utility and side effects of oxygen, nitric oxide and a combination of nitric
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`oxide and 02 in determining pulmonary reactivity. Each patient will be screened for
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`enrollment and fulfill all entry criteria described in section 9.3. Upon obtaining informed
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`consent approved by the institution's IRB/IEC, patients will be randomly assigned, using
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`a randomization table, to receive either nitric oxide for inhalation at 80 ppm or 100% 02
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`as their initial dose. The patients will either be under general anesthesia or awake
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`sedation (mild sedation). Once the study drug delivery equipment is prepared, baseline
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`data will be collected. Using a calibrated INOvent®, either nitric oxide for inhalation at
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`80 ppm or 100% 02 will be continuously administered to the patient for ten minutes
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`followed by data collection. The second dose will be the same as the first dose with the
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`addition of either 80 ppm nitric oxide for patients receiving 02, or 100% 02 for patients
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`receiving nitric oxide. This dose of 80 ppm NO and 100% 02 will be delivered for ten
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`minutes followed by data collection. There will be a ten-minute wash out period
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`following this administration. Baseline data will again be collected followed by a ten
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`minute administration of either 80 ppm nitric oxide or 100% 02. The study drug
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`delivered for this third administration will be the one that was not randomly assigned for
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`the initial study drug administration.
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`For each patient, NO2 levels will be monitored throughout the treatment period.
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`Treatment with study gas will be discontinued if NO2 levels exceed 3 ppm. Treatment
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`can also be discontinued at the discretion of the attending physician or following the
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`presentation of an adverse response to study drug. All adverse reactions will be recorded
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`while on study gas. Serious adverse events will continue to be recorded during the
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`treatment period through day 1 or discharge from the hospital, whichever comes first.
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`Qualification and reporting of all serious adverse events will occur as per the Code of
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`Federal Regulations (CFR) and ICH guidelines.
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`One appointed clinical staff member at each site will be responsible for the set up and use
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`of the treatment gas delivery system. This individual may also be responsible for
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`maintaining drug accountability records for the sponsor.
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`Following the acute diagnostic procedure, a brief follow up contact will be made on each
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`patient to determine the vital status 1 year after the diagnostic procedure.
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`9.2 Discussion of Study Design
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`This is an open, randomized, prospective, multi-center, controlled trial to demonstrate
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`which diagnostic treatment is most capable of identifying patients with a reactive
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`pulmonary vascular bed. Each patient will serve as his/her own control, receiving all
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`three treatment regimens: 80 ppm nitric oxide for inhalation, 80 ppm nitric oxide and
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`100% 02, and the comparison treatment, 100% 02. Due to the short half-life of NO, a 10
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`minute washout period following the nitric oxide for inhalation and 100% 02 treatment
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`will allow sufficient time for elimination of the drug effect before the administration of
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`the comparison treatment.
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`9.3 Selection of Study Population
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`The expected population to be enrolled in this study will include patients with Idiopathic
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`Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, CHD (with or without intravascular shunt) with
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`pulmonary hypertension, and cardiomyopathies. Patients will be stratified based on entry
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`diagnosis. Patients who are either under general anesthesia or awake sedation will be
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`included.
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`9.3.1 Inclusion Criteria
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`The patient must meet the following criteria:
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`1. Have any one of the three disease categories:
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`a.
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`Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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`i. PAPm > 25mmHg at rest, PCWP < I 5mmHg, and PVR1 > 3 u•
`m2 or diagnosed clinically with no previous catheterization.
`b. CHD with pulmonary hypertension repaired and unrepaired,
`i. PAPm > 25mmlfg at rest, and PVR1 > 3 u- m2 or diagnosed
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`c. Cardiomyopathy
`i. PAPm > 25mmHg at rest, and PVR1 ) 3 u-m2 or diagnosed
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`2. Scheduled to undergo right heart catheterization to assess pulmonary
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`3. Males or females, ages 4 weeks to 18 years, inclusive
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`4. Signed IRB/TEC approved informed consent (and assent if applicable).
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`9.3.2 Exclusion Criteria
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`The patient will be excluded from enrollment if any of the following are true:
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`1. Focal pulmonary infiltrates on chest radiograph.
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`2. Diagnosed with severe obstructive or restrictive pulmonary disease that is
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`significantly contributing to the patient's pulmonary hypertension.
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`3. Received treatment with nitric oxide for inhalation within 30 days prior to study
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`initiation, are on other investigational medications, nitroglycerin, sodium
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`nitroprusside, sildenafil, other PDE-5 inhibitors, or prostacyclin.
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`4. Pregnant (urine HCG +).
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`9.3.3 Removal of Patients from Therapy or Assessment
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`Study gas will be discontinued if NO2 levels exceed 3 ppm. Alarms on the INOvent®
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`exist to alert clinical personnel when NO2 levels > 3 ppm. Treatment may also be
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`discontinued if the patient (or legal representative) withdraws their consent or the
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`investigator deems it in the best medical interest of the patient.
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`After obtaining a signed informed consent form, each patient will receive either nitric
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`oxide for inhalation administered using an 1NOvent® delivery system, or 100% 02. The
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`iNOvent® is designed to add nitric oxide at preset levels to a ventilator circuit so that
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`inspired NO concentrations remain unchanged despite changes in ventilation modes.
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`• Patients who are under general anesthesia will be intubated and receive nitric oxide
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`for inhalation, 100% 02 or a combination of NO and 02, The NO will be administered
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`using an INOvent® delivery system through a t-connector downstream of the
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`inspiratory limb of a mechanical ventilator.
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`• Patients who are under awake sedation (mild sedation) will receive nitric oxide for
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`inhalation, 100% 02 or a combination of NO and 02. The NO will be administered
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`using an INOvento delivery system through a properly fitted, sealed facemask.
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`Each patient will be randomized as to which study drug (80 ppm NO or 100%02) they
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`will receive as the initial dose. The second dose administration will be 80ppm NO for
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`inhalation with 100% 02 (set - approximate oxygen delivery 90%) and the third dose
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`administration will be whichever study drug was not initially administered (NO or 100%
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`02). There will be a ten-minute wash out period between the second and third dose
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`administration.
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`9.4.2 Identity of Investigational Product
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`The active drug, nitric oxide for inhalation, will be manufactured by NO Therapeutics.
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