Massive U.S. registry aims to unlock secrets of pulmonary hypertension care
NCT ID NCT04071327
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is a national registry that collects information from 3,000 people with pulmonary hypertension (PH) treated at specialized centers across the U.S. Researchers will track how patients are diagnosed, treated, and how they do over time. The goal is to see if care follows recommended guidelines and identify factors that lead to better or worse outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2015
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
New patients to a PHA-accredited PH Care Center (PHCC) with either newly diagnosed or established pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), or pediatric PH due to developmental lung disease within 6 months of first outpatient visit at the PHCC.
- Ages
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0 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All age groups * Written informed consent * Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), or pediatric PH due to developmental lung disease * Within 6 months of first outpatient visit at a PH Care Center Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of WSPH Group 2 pulmonary hypertension * Diagnosis of WSPH Group 3 pulmonary hypertension, except PH due to developmental lung disease * Diagnosis of WSPH Group 5 pulmonary hypertension
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
52 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Allegheny General Hospital
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
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AnMed Health
RECRUITINGAnderson, South Carolina, 29621, United States
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Arizona Pulmonary Specialists, Ltd.
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85012, United States
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Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States
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Baylor Scott & White
RECRUITINGPlano, Texas, 75093, United States
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Children's Hospital Colorado
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Cottage Health System - Santa Barbara Pulmonary Associates
RECRUITINGSanta Barbara, California, 93105, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center
RECRUITINGKnoxville, Tennessee, 37916, United States
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Henry Ford Hospital
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Indiana University Health
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Inova Fairfax Hospital
RECRUITINGFalls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
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Johns Hopkins University
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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KU Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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LSU Healthcare Network Clinic
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70115, United States
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Mayo Clinic Florida
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Northside Hospital
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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Ochsner Medical Center
RECRUITINGJefferson, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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Rhode Island Hospital
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Seattle Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Sentara Heart Hospital
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGStanford, California, 94305, United States
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Texas Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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The Oregon Clinic
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97225, United States
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UC Davis Health
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95816, United States
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UC Health
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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UC Health - Anschutz Medical Campus
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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UCSF Medical Center
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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UNC Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27517, United States
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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University of Connecticut Health
RECRUITINGFarmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States
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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinic
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of MD Medical Group, PA
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Minnesota Health
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Rochester Medical Center
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14642-0001, United States
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University of Utah Health
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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University of Virginia
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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University of Washington
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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VCU Medical Center
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Washington University in St. Louis
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Weill Cornell Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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