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NCT00132886 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Heart Pressure Assessment Study With Tolvaptan to Treat Congestive Heart Failure

A Phase 2 study of Heart Failure, Congestive, sponsored by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
140
Enrollment target
20
Study locations

NCT00132886: Completed Phase 2 study of Heart Failure, Congestive, sponsored by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization.

NCT00132886 is a Phase 2 study of Heart Failure, Congestive that has completed, run by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization. The registered enrollment target is 140 participants, below the 671-participant average among 39 other Heart Failure, Congestive trials with a reported enrollment target (79% lower). The trial reports 20 study locations across 13 states. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00132886, a Phase 2 study of Heart Failure, Congestive, has completed, sponsored by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
140 participants
Enrollment target
20
Study locations

Study Summary

This study will look at how a single dose of study medication (tolvaptan) versus an inactive sugar pill (placebo) effect pressures in the heart in patients with congestive heart failure. Higher than normal pressures can be related to symptoms of heart failure (shortness of breath, fatigue, etc.).

Conditions Studied

Interventions

  • DRUG tolvaptan

Study Locations (20)

Florida

  • Broward General Medical Center - Fort Lauderdale
  • Cardiovascular Center at Shands Jacksonville - Jacksonville
  • Tampa General Hospital - Tampa

Illinois

  • Northwestern University - Chicago
  • Robert Rush University Medical Center - Chicago
  • Loyola University of Chicago - Maywood

California

  • Merced Heart Associates - Merced
  • Olive View-UCLA Medical Center - Sylmar

Louisiana

  • Cardiologist Institute - Slidell
  • Medical Research Institute Louisiana Heart Hospital - Slidell

Massachusetts

  • Primary Cardiology Associates - Ayer
  • U-MASS Memorial Medical Center - Worchester

Alabama

  • Oracle Research, A Div of the Heart Center - Huntsville

Georgia

  • ACRI - Atlanta

Iowa

  • University of Iowa Health Care - Iowa City

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 140 participants
Start Date 2004-12
Est. Completion 2006-12
Phase Phase 2

What the finished NCT00132886 record still lists

NCT00132886 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 140 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 671-participant average among 39 other Heart Failure, Congestive trials with a reported enrollment target (79% lower).

The record links to 1 condition, with Heart Failure, Congestive appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 1 intervention - of which tolvaptan is the first listed.

NCT00132886 names 20 study sites across 13 states, led by Florida, Illinois, California.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00132886 about?

NCT00132886 is a clinical study titled "Heart Pressure Assessment Study With Tolvaptan to Treat Congestive Heart Failure". This study will look at how a single dose of study medication (tolvaptan) versus an inactive sugar pill (placebo) effect pressures in the heart in patients with congestive heart failure. Higher than normal pressures can be related to symptoms of heart failure (shortness of breath, fatigue, etc.).

What is the current status of trial NCT00132886?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 140 participants. The study started on 2004-12. Estimated completion is 2006-12.

What conditions does trial NCT00132886 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Heart Failure, Congestive.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00132886?

The interventions under investigation include: tolvaptan (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00132886?

This trial is sponsored by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, which has 221 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT00132886 being conducted?

This trial has 20 study locations across Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

Similar trials for Heart Failure, Congestive

Matched on the same primary condition, ranked to surface studies in the same phase first, then by recruiting status, no relevance scoring or editorial curation.

Where NCT00132886's enrollment target sits among peer trials

140 22nd of 39 higher than 18 of 39 other Heart Failure, Congestive trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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

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