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NCT00134238 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

Carotid B-mode Ultrasound Study to Compare Anti-Atherosclerotic Effect of Torcetrapib/Atorvastatin to Atorvastatin.

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by Pfizer.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
755
Enrollment target

NCT00134238: Clinical Trial Phase 3 study, sponsored by Pfizer.

NCT00134238 is a Phase 3 study that was terminated before completion, run by Pfizer. The registered enrollment target is 755 participants, roughly in line with the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00134238, a Phase 3 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Pfizer.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
755 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The Torcetrapib project was terminated on December 2, 2006 due to safety findings. To look at ultrasound images taken in the carotid arteries and to look at various lipids in the blood of people with mixed hyperlipidemia

Interventions

  • DRUG atorvastatin
  • DRUG torcetrapib/atorvastatin

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 755 participants
Start Date 2003-11
Est. Completion 2006-12
Phase Phase 3
Pfizer

1,845 total trials

Why NCT00134238 stopped before completion

NCT00134238 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 755 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, roughly in line with the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target.

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which atorvastatin is the first listed.

NCT00134238 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00134238 about?

NCT00134238 is a clinical study titled "Carotid B-mode Ultrasound Study to Compare Anti-Atherosclerotic Effect of Torcetrapib/Atorvastatin to Atorvastatin.". The Torcetrapib project was terminated on December 2, 2006 due to safety findings. To look at ultrasound images taken in the carotid arteries and to look at various lipids in the blood of people with mixed hyperlipidemia

What is the current status of trial NCT00134238?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 755 participants. The study started on 2003-11. Estimated completion is 2006-12.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00134238?

The interventions under investigation include: atorvastatin (DRUG), torcetrapib/atorvastatin (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00134238?

This trial is sponsored by Pfizer, which has 1,845 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00134238's enrollment target sits among peer trials

755 459th of 2000 higher than 1,541 of 2,000 other Phase 3 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 NCT00134238, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00134238 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.