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NCT00002650 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

High-Dose Folic Acid in Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Patients Who Have Had Polyps Surgically Removed

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
80
Enrollment target

NCT00002650: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.

NCT00002650 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. The registered enrollment target is 80 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (40% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00002650, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
80 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. The use of folic acid may be an effective way to prevent colorectal cancer in patients with polyps that have been surgically removed. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of high-dose folic acid in preventing colorectal cancer in patients who have had polyps surgically removed within 18 months of the trial.

Interventions

  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT folic acid

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 80 participants
Start Date 1995-06-12
Est. Completion 2009-05-01
Phase Phase 2
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

141 total trials

What the finished NCT00002650 record still lists

NCT00002650 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 80 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (40% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which folic acid is the first listed.

NCT00002650 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00002650 about?

NCT00002650 is a clinical study titled "High-Dose Folic Acid in Preventing Colorectal Cancer in Patients Who Have Had Polyps Surgically Removed". RATIONALE: Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development or recurrence of cancer. The use of folic acid may be an effective way to prevent colorectal cancer in patients with polyps that have been surgically removed. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study...

What is the current status of trial NCT00002650?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 80 participants. The study started on 1995-06-12. Estimated completion is 2009-05-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00002650?

The interventions under investigation include: folic acid (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00002650?

This trial is sponsored by Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, which has 141 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00002650's enrollment target sits among peer trials

80 842nd of 2000 higher than 1,117 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00002650, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00002650 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.