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RecruitingNCT07481981PALM-PAHUpdated Oct 13, 2026

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Once Daily Treprostinil Palmitil Inhalation Powder (TPIP) in Participants With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

A Phase 3 interventional study of Treprostinil Palmitil Inhalation Powder and Placebo in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, sponsored by Insmed Incorporated. Recruiting at 39 sites in 8 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-13.

Sponsored by Insmed Incorporated · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jul 2026; still recruiting 3 months later.
Updated Oct 13, 2026First sites in South Korea and Taiwan13 sites addedGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
344
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of 24-weeks of once daily treatment with TPIP compared with placebo on exercise capacity in adults with PAH.

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Conditions studied

  • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Keywords

  • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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In context

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

699 studies on the registry are indexed under Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; 140 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 344 is above the median of 40 across 477 interventional studies indexed under Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

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Lead sponsor

Insmed Incorporated is the lead sponsor of 50 studies on the registry; 8 are open to participants now.

Of its 28 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 8 (29%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Participants must have a diagnosis of World Health Organisation (WHO) Group 1 pulmonary hypertension (PAH) in any of the following subtypes, in accordance with European Society of Cardiology European Respiratory Society (ESC/ERS) Guidelines:

    • Idiopathic PAH
    • Heritable PAH
    • Drug/toxin-induced PAH
    • Connective tissue disease (CTD)-associated PAH
    • PAH associated with congenital heart disease-related to simple systemic-to-pulmonary shunt at least 1 year following repair.
  • PAH diagnosis for at least 3 months prior to Screening.
  • (NYHA) or World Health Organization (WHO) functional class II-IV.
  • Participants must be on stable PAH therapy consisting of 1 to 3 medications from the following classes:

    • Endothelin receptor antagonists (eg, ambrisentan, bosentan, macitentan) for at least 90 days prior to Screening with the last 30 days on stable dose
    • Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (eg, sildenafil, tadalafil) for at least 90 days prior to Screening with the last 30 days on stable dose
    • Guanylate cyclase stimulator (eg, riociguat) for at least 90 days prior to Screening with the last 30 days on stable dose
    • Activin signaling inhibitor (e.g., sotatercept) for at least 6 months prior to Screening, with the last 3 months on stable dose and meeting all the following conditions:

      • no active bleeding (eg, epistaxis and gingival bleeding requiring medical interventions) within the past 3 months.
      • no history of major bleeding events or risks (eg, gastrointestinal or intracranial bleeding) within the past 6 months.
      • counts ≥100,000 per microlitre (μL) at Screening
    • For both 6-minute walk tests (6MWTs), the values of 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) should be ≥ 150 and ≤ 450 meters at Screening.
  • Right heart catheterization (RHC) at Screening (or within 6 months prior to Screening, if available). Prior RHC may be used provided there has been no change in background PAH therapy and doses. The RHC must meet all of the following hemodynamic criteria:

    • Mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) >20 millimetre of mercury (mmHg) at rest.
    • pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) or left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) ≤15 mmHg.
    • pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) of ≥5 wood units (WU).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of PH WHO Groups 2, 3, 4, or 5, or subtypes of PH WHO Group 1 other than described in inclusion criterion 2 (eg, (HIV), complex congenital heart disease-associated PAH, portal hypertension-associated PAH, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease, Schistosomiasis associated PAH).
  • left heart disease, including left-sided valvular disease, left ventricular systolic or diastolic dysfunction, echocardiographic findings suggestive of post-capillary pulmonary hypertension, unstable ischemic heart disease, or unstable arrhythmias.
  • Evidence of airflow obstruction defined by (FEV1) per forced vital capacity (FVC) \<0.7.
  • Evidence of significant restrictive lung disease as evidenced by FVC \<70% predicted normal.
  • Evidence of chronic thromboembolic disease or recent (within 6 months of Screening) acute pulmonary embolism.
  • Known or to treprostinil or TPIP or TPIP formulation (e.g., mannitol, leucine).
  • Any other medical or psychological condition including relevant laboratory abnormalities at Screening that, in the opinion of the Investigator, suggest a new and/or insufficiently understood disease and/or may present an unreasonable risk to the study participant as a result of his/her participation in this clinical trial, may impede their ability complete the study or the study assessments or confound the outcomes of the trial.

Note: Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Terms in these criteria, in plain language(8)

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NYHA class (heart failure)

The New York Heart Association’s four classes of how much heart failure limits physical activity.

I
No limits: ordinary activity causes no undue tiredness or breathlessness.
II
Slight limits: comfortable at rest, ordinary activity causes symptoms.
III
Marked limits: comfortable at rest, less than ordinary activity causes symptoms.
IV
Symptoms even at rest; any activity makes them worse.

Studies set their own limit — many outside heart failure leave out class III–IV, while heart failure studies may ask for a particular class. Check the class this study names.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

FEV1

From a breathing test (spirometry): how much air you can blow out in the first second. Often given as a percentage of what is expected for your age, height and sex.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

Excipients

The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
344 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Treprostinil Palmitil Inhalation Powder

    Participants will receive TPIP, once daily (QD), at a starting dose of 80 micrograms (μg) up to maximum tolerated dose (up to 1280 μg) for 24 weeks.

    Drug: Treprostinil Palmitil Inhalation Powder

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Participants will receive a TPIP-matching placebo, QD, for 24 weeks.

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • Oral inhalation using a capsule-based dry powder inhaler device.

    Also known as: INS1009

  • DrugPlacebo

    Oral inhalation using a capsule-based dry powder inhaler device.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in 6-Minute Walk Distance (6MWD) Measured at 1 to 3 Hours Post-Dose From Baseline at Week 24

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With an Improvement From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Functional Class at Week 24

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

  2. Change in 6MWD Measured at 24 Hours (±2) Since the Last Dose From Baseline at Week 22

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 22

  3. Change From Baseline in the Concentration of N-Terminal Pro Hormone Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) at Week 24

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

  4. Change From Baseline at Week 24 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Symptoms and Impact Questionnaire (PAH-SYMPACT) Physical Impacts Domain Score

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

  5. Change From Baseline at Week 24 in PAH-SYMPACT Cardiopulmonary Symptoms Domain Score

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

  6. Time to First Clinical Worsening Event From Baseline Through Week 24

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24

  7. Change in Multiparameter Risk Score From Baseline at the Scheduled Visits Over 24 Weeks (REVEAL Lite 2.0)

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24

  8. Changes From Baseline in Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (TAPSE) per Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure (RVSP) at Week 24

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 24

  9. Change From Baseline at the Scheduled Visits Over 24 Weeks in PAH-SYMPACT Cardiovascular Symptoms Domain Score

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24

  10. Changes From Baseline at the Scheduled Visits Over 24 Weeks in PAH-SYMPACT Cognitive/Emotional Impacts Domain Score

    Time frame: Baseline up to Week 24

  11. Plasma Concentrations of Treprostinil Palmitil (TP) and Treprostinil (TRE)

    Time frame: Pre-dose and post-dose at multiple timepoints up to Week 24

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Study locations

39 of 39 sites recruiting
  • USA012
    Los Angeles, California 90027, United States
    Recruiting
  • USA008
    Santa Barbara, California 93105, United States
    Recruiting
  • USA005
    Torrance, California 90502, United States
    Recruiting
  • USA010
    Kansas City, Kansas 66160, United States
    Recruiting
  • USA028
    Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6450, United States
    Recruiting
  • USA022
    New Hyde Park, New York 11042, United States
    Recruiting
  • USA011
    New York, New York 10016, United States
    Recruiting
  • USA015
    New York, New York 10075, United States
    Recruiting
  • USA013
    Rochester, New York 14642, United States
    Recruiting
  • USA006
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, United States
    Recruiting
  • USA007
    Anderson, South Carolina 29621, United States
    Recruiting
  • ARG001
    Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D. C1425AIN, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • ARG004
    Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province X5080AEV, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • ARG005
    San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province T4000AXL, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • AUS002
    Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia
    Recruiting
  • AUS003
    Westmead, New South Wales 2145, Australia
    Recruiting
  • ISR002
    Haifa, 3436212, Israel
    Recruiting
  • ISR001
    Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel
    Recruiting
  • ISR004
    Petah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
    Recruiting
  • ISR005
    Ramat Gan, 5265601, Israel
    Recruiting
  • ISR003
    Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
    Recruiting
  • JPN016
    Chiba, Chiba 260-8677, Japan
    Recruiting
  • JPN011
    Narashino, Chiba 275-8580, Japan
    Recruiting
  • JPN015
    Yahatanishi-ku, Kita Kyushu-shi, Fukuoka 807-8556, Japan
    Recruiting
  • JPN007
    Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8543, Japan
    Recruiting
  • JPN002
    Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8648, Japan
    Recruiting
  • JPN014
    Kobe, Hyōgo 650-0017, Japan
    Recruiting
  • JPN003
    Okayama, Okayama-ken 701-1192, Japan
    Recruiting
  • JPN017
    Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8329, Japan
    Recruiting
  • JPN004
    Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan
    Recruiting
  • NZL001
    Auckland, 2025, New Zealand
    Recruiting
  • NZL003
    Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
    Recruiting
  • NZL002
    Hamilton, 3240, New Zealand
    Recruiting
  • KOR006
    Busan, 49241, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • KOR003
    Incheon, 21565, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • KOR002
    Seoul, 03080, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • KOR005
    Seoul, 03722, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • KOR001
    Seoul, 06351, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • TWN002
    Taipei, 10449, Taiwan
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Jul 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2028, 29 months after the start.

Of 43 industry-sponsored phase 3 interventional studies under Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, half reached primary completion within 50 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 31 and three quarters within 83. This study's planned 29 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 49 studies reached it within 50 months; a quarter within 31 and three quarters within 83.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Mar 13, 2026
First posted
Mar 19, 2026
StartActual
Jul 21, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Dec 28, 2028
CompletionEst.
Jan 28, 2029
Last update
Oct 13, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Sites
13 sites added — first sites in South Korea and Taiwan
Show 13 added (5 South Korea, 3 United States, 2 Japan, 1 Argentina, 1 Israel, 1 Taiwan)
  • USA022 · New Hyde Park, United States
  • USA011 · New York, United States
  • USA015 · New York, United States
  • ARG005 · San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
  • ISR002 · Haifa, Israel
  • JPN016 · Chiba, Japan
  • JPN004 · Mitaka-shi, Japan
  • KOR006 · Busan, South Korea
  • KOR003 · Incheon, South Korea
  • KOR002 · Seoul, South Korea
  • KOR005 · Seoul, South Korea
  • KOR001 · Seoul, South Korea
  • TWN002 · Taipei, Taiwan
Oct 13, 2026
Show all 1 update
  1. Oct 13, 2026
    13 sites added — first sites in South Korea and Taiwan
    Show 13 added (5 South Korea, 3 United States, 2 Japan, 1 Argentina, 1 Israel, 1 Taiwan)
    • USA022 · New Hyde Park, United States
    • USA011 · New York, United States
    • USA015 · New York, United States
    • ARG005 · San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
    • ISR002 · Haifa, Israel
    • JPN016 · Chiba, Japan
    • JPN004 · Mitaka-shi, Japan
    • KOR006 · Busan, South Korea
    • KOR003 · Incheon, South Korea
    • KOR002 · Seoul, South Korea
    • KOR005 · Seoul, South Korea
    • KOR001 · Seoul, South Korea
    • TWN002 · Taipei, Taiwan
    + 1 other change: verification date

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07481981
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 19, 2026
Start date
Jul 21, 2026
Primary completion
Dec 28, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 28, 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 13, 2026

Study contacts

Insmed Medical Information
Contact
medicalinformation@insmed.com
18444467633

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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