Study of Add-on Ambrisentan Therapy to Background Phosphodiesterase Type-5 Inhibitor (PDE5i) Therapy in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (ATHENA-1)

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

38

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2008

Primary Completion Date

February 28, 2011

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2011

Conditions
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Interventions
DRUG

Ambrisentan

Ambrisentan was administered orally once daily; dose level was 5 mg for the first 4 weeks, followed by 10 mg for the remainder of the study; ambrisentan was supplied as 5-mg and 10-mg tablets.

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo to match ambrisentan was administered orally once daily.

DRUG

Sildenafil

Sildenafil was administered at the dose previously established for each subject (20-100 mg) orally three times daily. Sildenafil was supplied as 20-mg tablets, or formulated as sildenafil citrate in 25-, 50-, or 100-mg tablets.

DRUG

Tadalafil

Tadalafil was administered at the dose previously established for each subject (not to exceed 40 mg per day) orally once daily. Tadalafil was supplied as 20-mg tablets.

Trial Locations (30)

10021

Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York

15212

Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh

15213

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh

16635

Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville

21201

University of Maryland, Baltimore

23507

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk

27599

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill

28803

Asheville Cardiology Associates, Asheville

30030

Atlanta Institute for Medical Research, Decatur

30322

Emory University, Atlanta

32610

University of Florida, Gainesville

32806

Orlando Heart Center, Orlando

33140

Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach

33331

Cleveland Clinic, Fort Lauderdale

36617

University of South Alabama, Mobile

43210

Ohio State University, Columbus

44106

University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland

45219

The Lindner Clinical Trial Center, Cincinnati

48201

Wayne State University, Detroit

52242

University of Iowa, Iowa City

55905

Mayo Clinic, Rochester

75235

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

76508

Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple

77030

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

85013

Arizona Pulmonary Specialists, Phoenix

90073

West Los Angeles Healthcare Center, Los Angeles

90502

Harbor - UCLA, Torrance

02115

BACH Cardiology, Boston

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston

02903

Rhode Island Hospital, Providence

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Gilead Sciences

INDUSTRY