An Adaptive Program of IKT-001 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
An Adaptive, 2-Part, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of IKT-001 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years to 75 Years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Mentioned in the study description
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.
- Compensation
- Mentioned in the study description
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This study tests how well IKT-001 works and how safe it is for adults with WHO Group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), or high blood pressure in the lung arteries. It compares IKT-001 with a placebo, a treatment with no active drug.
This is an adaptive, 2-part, randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IKT-001 in adult participants with WHO Group 1 PAH.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Be 18 to 75 years old.
- Have confirmed Group 1 PAH that has no known cause, runs in families, is linked to drugs or toxins, or is linked to connective tissue disease.
- You may also qualify if your PAH is linked to certain heart defects present at birth that were repaired at least 1 year ago.
- Have a body mass index (BMI), a measure of weight compared with height, from 18.5 to 35.
- Have a heart catheter test during screening that meets the study’s lung blood pressure and blood flow limits. The study also has a rule to include people with higher resistance to blood flow.
- Have taken steady doses of your PAH medicines for at least 90 days before screening. You cannot currently take sotatercept.
- Be able to walk 100 to 475 meters in 6 minutes.
Who can't join
- Have pulmonary hypertension in Groups 2–5, or Group 1 PAH linked to HIV, high pressure in the liver’s blood vessels, schistosomiasis (a parasite infection), or blocked small lung veins.
- Have blood pressure above 160/100 or a top number below 90 at screening; fainted in the past 3 months; or have certain heart muscle, valve, rhythm, or blood supply problems. Certain abnormal heart tracing results, a personal or family history of long QT syndrome or sudden heart death, or an implanted blood pressure monitor also rule you out.
- Have certain low lung test results, had a lung removed, or have sleep apnea that is not well treated. A new heart-and-lung exercise program within 90 days or planned during the study also rules you out; a steady maintenance program is allowed.
- Have ever had a stroke or bleeding inside the skull, had a fall with a head injury within 3 months, or have a bleeding disorder or past bleeding that needed medical care.
- Have active hepatitis B or C, a past organ or stem cell transplant, or cancer within 5 years. Some fully treated cancers and certain very low- or low-risk prostate cancers are allowed. Treated hepatitis C with no detectable virus may be considered.
- Take blood thinners, certain medicines that strongly change how the body processes drugs, or sotatercept. Past sotatercept use may be considered if the last dose was over 6 months ago and there was no major bleeding while taking it.
- Are in another experimental treatment study, took an experimental medicine within 90 days, or were previously assigned treatment in an IKT-001 study. A procedure to make an opening between the upper heart chambers within 180 days, surgery that would disrupt the study, or another reason you cannot finish the study may also rule you out.
- Are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Documented diagnosis of WHO PAH Group 1 in any of the following subtypes: * Idiopathic PAH * Heritable PAH * Drug/toxin-induced PAH * PAH associated with connective tissue disease (CTD) * PAH associated with simple, congenital systemic-to-pulmonary shunts at least 1 year following repair * Men and women 18 and 75 years of age (inclusive) * Must have a body mass index (BMI) of ≥18.5 kg/m\^2 and ≤35.0 kg/m\^2 at screening. * Baseline RHC performed during the Screening Period documenting a PVR of ≥ 400 dyn/sec/cm\^5 ; pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) ≤15 mmHg and mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) \>20 mmHg. PVR enrichment criteria to ensure population baseline PVR \>700 dynes/sec/cm\^5 * On stable doses of background PAH therapy including endothelin receptor antagonists, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, prostacyclins, and soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators for ≥90 days prior to screening. Current use of sotatercept is not permitted. * 6MWD ≥ 100 and ≤ 475 m Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of PAH WHO Groups 2, 3, 4, or 5. * Diagnosis of the following PAH Group 1 subtypes: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated PAH, PAH associated with portal hypertension, schistosomiasis-associated PAH, and pulmonary veno-occlusive disease. * Any of the following blood pressure-related values or abnormalities: Uncontrolled systemic hypertension as evidenced by sitting systolic BP \>160 mmHg or sitting diastolic BP \>100 mmHg at screening, Baseline systolic BP \<90 mmHg at screening, Syncope within 3 months prior to screening * History of restrictive, constrictive, or congestive cardiomyopathy. * ECG with Fridericia's corrected QT interval (QTcF) ≥ 450 msec in males or ≥ 470 msec in females at screening or ≥500 msec in the presence of a right bundle branch block. * Personal or family history of long QT syndrome or sudden cardiac death. * Presence of a CardioMEMS device or any other implanted hemodynamic monitoring device. * Forced vital capacity (FVC) \<70 percent on pulmonary function test (PFT) performed no more than 6 months prior to screening; or if FVC is 60 percent to 69 percent, must have a chest computed tomography scan within 12 months with no more than mild interstitial lung disease. * History of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. * History of cerebrovascular accident, intracranial hemorrhage, or subdural hematoma at anytime, or a fall associated with head trauma within 3 months of screening. * Acutely decompensated right heart failure within 30 days prior to screening, as per investigator assessment. * Clinically significant ischemic, valvular, constrictive heart disease, or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the opinion of the investigator. * History of pneumonectomy. * Untreated or inadequately treated (in the opinion of the investigator) obstructive sleep apnea. * Acute or chronic hepatitis B or C infection, defined as: * Hepatitis B virus: a positive hepatitis B surface antigen test or a positive hepatitis B core antibody test with detectable DNA * Hepatitis C virus (HCV): a positive hepatitis C antibody test with detectable HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA).Participants with a positive hepatitis C antibody test, but no detectable HCV RNA who completed treatment with direct-acting antivirals may be considered after discussion with the medical monitor. * History of or currently diagnosed with a bleeding disorder, including but not limited to hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, thrombocytopenia, or significant bleeding history defined as any bleeding event requiring medical intervention. * Received treatment with any of the following excluded medications: * Currently receiving strong cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A inducers or CYP3A inhibitors (except for topical administration) * Currently receiving or anticipated need to receive any anticoagulant (e.g., heparins, vitamin K antagonists, direct oral anticoagulants, or direct thrombin inhibitors). * Current use of sotatercept. Note: participants who previously received sotatercept may be considered if the last dose administered was \>6 months prior to screening, participant had no significant bleeding events while on sotatercept. * Initiation of an exercise program for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation within 90 days prior to screening or planned initiation during the study (participants who are stable in the maintenance phase of a program and who will continue for the duration of the study are eligible). * History of atrial septostomy within 180 days prior to screening. * Current participation in another investigational clinical trial and/or receipt of any investigational medication within 90 days prior to screening. * Previous randomization into this or another IKT-001 study. * Any social, behavioral, or medical reason that would preclude completion of the study, in the judgement of the investigator. * Currently lactating, pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant during the study. * Prior receipt of a solid organ transplant or stem cell transplant. * Planned surgery that would require any study drug interruption or interfere with study assessments during the study (minor procedures may be allowed in consultation with the medical monitor). * Malignancy within the last 5 years prior to consent except completely treated non-metastatic-basal cell, squamous cell, in situ cervical cancer, and clinically localized National Comprehensive Cancer Network very low to low risk prostate cancer under active surveillance.
Study sites (15)
AZ
- Arizona Pulmonary Specialists, LTD · Scottsdale, AZ 85258More trials in Scottsdale
CA
- Cedars Sinai · Beverly Hills, CA 90211More trials in Beverly Hills
- Jeffrey S. Sager, MD Medical Corporation · Santa Barbara, CA 93105More trials in Santa Barbara
- Lundquist at Harbor UCLA · Torrance, CA 90502More trials in Torrance
CO
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · Aurora, CO 80045More trials in Aurora
KS
- University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS 66103More trials in Kansas City
KY
- Norton Healthcare · Louisville, KY 40202More trials in Louisville
MA
- Tufts Medical Center · Boston, MA 02111More trials in Boston
MO
- Washington University School of Medicine · St Louis, MO 63110More trials in St Louis
NC
- Duke University · Durham, NC 27710More trials in Durham
NY
- NYU Langone Health · New York, NY 10016More trials in New York
- Westchester Medical Center · Valhalla, NY 10595More trials in Valhalla
OH
- University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH 45267More trials in Cincinnati
TN
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN 37232-7610More trials in Nashville
TX
- UT Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX 75390More trials in Dallas