Clinical trial Recruiting at 109 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 40 and up

PIPE-791 treatment for people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Official title: A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Oral PIPE 791 in Subjects With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Run by Contineum Therapeutics · NCT07284459 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This will test two doses of PIPE-791 against placebo to see if they slow lung function decline in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, including people already taking approved antifibrotic drugs.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages40 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment324 (estimated)
SponsorContineum Therapeutics
Industry-sponsored
Locations109 sites (Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires and 108 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJanuary 8, 2026
Main results expectedMay 2028
Study endsJune 2028
Registry record updatedNovember 10, 2026
Trial IDNCT07284459 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Adults aged 40 or older with an IPF diagnosis within the past seven years and percent predicted FVC ≥ 40%, whether or not they are on approved antifibrotic treatment, are the intended participants.

Probably not a fit

People with non-IPF interstitial lung disease, a recent IPF exacerbation, severe kidney impairment (eGFR ≤ 30 ml/min/1.73 m2), or pulmonary arterial hypertension requiring multi-drug therapy are excluded and unlikely to benefit from participation.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial will assign about 324 adults with IPF to one of two PIPE-791 dose arms or placebo. The active treatment period is 26 weeks with up to 36 weeks total per participant including screening and follow-up. The study will collect data on efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics, and allows background antifibrotic therapy such as nintedanib or pirfenidone. Eligibility requires a confirmed IPF diagnosis per guideline criteria and adequate lung function to enroll.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, PIPE-791 could slow disease progression and help preserve lung function in people with IPF.

How similar studies have gone: Approved antifibrotic drugs have shown benefit in slowing IPF progression while investigational agents have had mixed results, so PIPE-791 is a novel candidate that still requires clinical proof of benefit.

Who can join: the full rules

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Key Inclusion Criteria:

* Male or female ≥ 40 years of age at the time of Randomization.
* A diagnosis of IPF within 7 years prior to Screening, based on the 2022 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT practice guideline as confirmed by the Investigator, and a centrally read screening HRCT consistent with usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) or probable UIP.
* Percent predicted (pp) FVC ≥ 40% on Screening spirometry.
* Participants may enter the study whether or not they are receiving background nintedanib or pirfenidone therapy approved for the treatment of IPF, but not both concurrently.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

* Those with a history of interstitial lung disease (ILD) other than IPF are not eligible.
* Those with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) requiring multi-drug therapy are not eligible.
* Those who have experienced an IPF exacerbation within 6 weeks of Screening, or during Screening, are not eligible.
* Those with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≤ 30 ml/min/1.73 m2 (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration \[CKD-EPI\] formula) (Inker 2021) or who have Child-Pugh Class B or C hepatic impairment are not eligible.
* Female participants must not be of childbearing potential.

Additional inclusion and exclusion criteria apply.

Where it's running

  • Instituto Ave Pulmo
    Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • Centro Respiratorio Quilmes
    Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • CINME S.A. - Centro de Investigaciones Metabólicas - Viamonte 2213/2215
    Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina
    Recruiting
  • Instituto de Especialidades de la Salud Rosario - Clínica del Tórax
    Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • Instituto Médico de la Fundación Estudios Clínicos
    Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • Centro de Diagnóstico Y Rehabilitación - Santa Fe - San Luis
    San Luis, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
    Recruiting
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  • Centro de Investigaciones Médicas Tucumán - PPDS
    San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • CIMER-Centro Integral de Medicina Respiratoria
    San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • IPR-Investigaciones en Patologías Respiratorias
    San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • Centro Modelo de Cardiología-Laprida 554
    San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • STAT Research S.A.
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • Consultorios Médicos Organización del Buen Ayre SRL
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • Centro Médico Dra de Salvo - Fundacion Respirar - PPDS
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • Instituto de Medicina Respiratoria - IMER
    Córdoba, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • IbaMedica
    Santa Fe, Argentina
    Recruiting
  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
    Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Westmead Hospital
    Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Lung Research Qld
    Chermside, Queensland, Australia
    Recruiting
  • The Prince Charles Hospital
    Chermside, Queensland, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Greenslopes Private Hospital
    Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Austin Health
    Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
    Recruiting
  • The Alfred Hospital
    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Institute for Respiratory Health
    Midland, Western Australia, Australia
    Recruiting
  • TrialsWest Pty Ltd
    Spearwood, Western Australia, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc - PPDS
    Brussels, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • CHU UCL Namur - Site Godinne
    Yvoir, Belgium
    Recruiting
  • Vancouver General Hospital
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Dynamic Drug Advancement Ltd.
    Ajax, Ontario, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Toronto General Hospital
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Dr. Anil Dhar Medicine Professional Corporation
    Windsor, Ontario, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec - Université Laval
    Québec, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Centre d'investigation Clinique Mauricie
    Trois-Rivières, Quebec City, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Centro de Investigacion Curicó
    Curicó, Maule Region, Chile
    Recruiting
  • CEC SpA
    Ñuñoa, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
    Recruiting
  • Biocinetic Servicios Medicos Ltda
    Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
    Recruiting
  • Centro de Investigacion de Enfermedades Respiratorias e Inmunologicas
    Viña del Mar, Valparaiso, Chile
    Recruiting
  • Centro de Investigaciones Clinicas Vina del Mar
    Viña del Mar, Valparaiso, Chile
    Recruiting
  • Odense Universitetshospital
    Odense C, Region Syddanmark, Denmark
    Recruiting
  • CHU de Nice-Hôpital Pasteur
    Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
    Recruiting
  • AP-HM - Hôpital Nord
    Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU de Rennes - Hôpital Pontchaillou
    Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU de Nantes - Hôpital Nord Laennec
    Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
    Recruiting
  • AP-HP - Hopital Avicenne
    Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
    Recruiting
  • CHU Amiens Picardie - Site Sud
    Amiens, Somme, France
    Recruiting
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Groupement Hospitalier Est
    Bron, France
    Recruiting
  • Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH - Standort Gießen
    Giessen, Hesse, Germany
    Recruiting
  • University General Hospital of Patras
    Pátrai, Achaïa, Greece
    Recruiting
  • Thoracic General Hospital of Athens I SOTIRIA
    Athens, Anatoliki Attiki, Greece
    Recruiting
  • University General Hospital - General Hospital of West Attica H Agia Varvara
    Chaïdári, Anatoliki Attiki, Greece
    Recruiting

+59 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

Study contacts

Similar studies

Other studies for the same condition or treatment. Recruiting studies are listed first.

  • New IPF drug ORJ-001 tested in adults with IPF

    A phase 2 study tests ORJ-001 versus placebo in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to see if it is tolerated and whether it helps lung function.

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  • Nalbuphine ER for IPF-related chronic cough

    This study tests whether extended-release nalbuphine tablets can reduce chronic cough in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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  • Inspiratory Flow Rate Capability in Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients

    This observational study tests how fast patients with IPF or PPF can inhale through dry powder inhalers with different resistances.

    Recruiting Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China · Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality · NCT07820254

  • Photon-counting CT vs standard HRCT to help diagnose IPF and other ILDs

    This study tests whether photon-counting CT can improve identifying IPF and other ILDs compared with standard HRCT for patients discussed in multidisciplinary teams.

    Recruiting Istituto Clinico Humanitas · Rozzano, Italy · NCT07790614

  • Rentosertib by mouth for people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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  • Inhaled nintedanib powder for IPF in adults

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    Recruiting Phase 2 Mannkind Corporation · Windsor, Ontario · NCT07679893

How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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