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NCT00459732 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Zinc & Bone Health in Thalassemia: The Think Zinc Study

A NA study, sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
45
Enrollment target

NCT00459732: Completed NA study, sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

NCT00459732 is a NA study that has completed, run by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. The registered enrollment target is 45 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00459732, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
45 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to test whether zinc can improve bone health in young patients with thalassemia.

Primary Outcome

Change in pa spine bone mineral density by DXA between baseline and 18 months

Interventions

  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT Placebo
  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT Zinc

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 45 participants
Start Date 2006-04
Est. Completion 2011-02
Phase NA

What the finished NCT00459732 record still lists

NCT00459732 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 45 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).

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

NCT00459732 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00459732 about?

NCT00459732 is a clinical study titled "Zinc & Bone Health in Thalassemia: The Think Zinc Study". The purpose of this study is to test whether zinc can improve bone health in young patients with thalassemia.

What is the current status of trial NCT00459732?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 45 participants. The study started on 2006-04. Estimated completion is 2011-02.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00459732?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT), Zinc (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00459732?

This trial is sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, which has 52 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00459732's enrollment target sits among peer trials

45 1411th of 2000 higher than 578 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00459732, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00459732 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.