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NCT00447694 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Cardiac T2* in Beta-thalassemia Patients on Deferasirox Treatment

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Novartis.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
30
Enrollment target

NCT00447694: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Novartis.

NCT00447694 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Novartis. The registered enrollment target is 30 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (77% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00447694, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Novartis.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
30 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this trial is to evaluate changes in cardiac iron as measured by MRI T2\* in beta-thalassemia patients with deferasirox treatment.

Primary Outcome

Cardiac T2\* was measured in the short axis plane at the widest point of a 4-chamber localizer using custom breath-hold R2\* gradient echo sequences modeled after techniques used by Anderson et al (2001) and Westwood et al (2003).

Interventions

  • DRUG Deferasirox

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 30 participants
Start Date 2006-02
Est. Completion 2009-11
Phase Phase 2
Novartis

265 total trials

What the finished NCT00447694 record still lists

NCT00447694 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 30 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (77% lower).

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

NCT00447694 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00447694 about?

NCT00447694 is a clinical study titled "Cardiac T2* in Beta-thalassemia Patients on Deferasirox Treatment". The purpose of this trial is to evaluate changes in cardiac iron as measured by MRI T2\* in beta-thalassemia patients with deferasirox treatment.

What is the current status of trial NCT00447694?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 30 participants. The study started on 2006-02. Estimated completion is 2009-11.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00447694?

The interventions under investigation include: Deferasirox (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00447694?

This trial is sponsored by Novartis, which has 265 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00447694's enrollment target sits among peer trials

30 1582nd of 2000 higher than 332 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 NCT00447694, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00447694 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.