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Hypertension, Pulmonary

Epidemiology and treatment patterns of paediatric PAH (Pulmonary arterial hypertension)

Trial purpose

To describe the prevalence, incidence and current treatment and procedures patterns in a US pediatric population with PAH in MarketScan database during the period 2010-2013

Key Participants Requirements

Sex

Both

Age

NaN - 18 Years
  • - All PAH patients who were in the MarketScan database and who were under age 18 at some time during the years 2010 through 2013
  • Not applicable

Trial summary

Enrollment Goal
2691
Trial Dates
October 2015 - January 2016
Phase
N/A
Could I Receive a placebo
No
Products
Unspecified
Accepts Healthy Volunteer
No

Where to participate

StatusInstitutionLocation
Completed
Boston, United States

Primary Outcome

  • Incidence rate of PAH (pulmonary arterial hypertension)
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    Retrospective analysis of three year period
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    Safety Issue:
    No
  • Prevalence rate of PAH
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    Retrospective analysis of three year period
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    Safety Issue:
    No

Secondary Outcome

  • Assigned drug treatment for PAH measured using the MarketScan database
    Description of pulmonary hypertension-targeted drugs prescribed in the study population and changes during the study period
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    Retrospective analysis of three year period
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    Safety Issue:
    No
  • Diagnostic procedures performed among PAH patients measured using the MarketScan database
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    Retrospective analysis of three year period
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    Safety Issue:
    No
  • Prevalence of comorbidities among PAH patients
    date_rangeTime Frame:
    Retrospective analysis of three year period
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    Safety Issue:
    No

Trial design

Study to Estimate the Incidence and Prevalence and treatment patterns of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension in the US
Trial Type
Observational
Intervention Type
Drug
Trial Purpose
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Blinding
N/A
Assignment
N/A
Trial Arms
N/A