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NCT00780234 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Pioglitazone for Lung Cancer Chemoprevention

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
92
Enrollment target

NCT00780234: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development.

NCT00780234 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by VA Office of Research and Development. The registered enrollment target is 92 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (31% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00780234, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
92 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This is a chemoprevention trial evaluating the diabetic agent pioglitazone. Non-diabetic subjects at risk for lung cancer (based on smoking history, lung function testing, and atypical cells in a sputum sample) receive either placebo or pioglitazone and have chest computerized tomography (CAT) scans and examinations of their airways with a bronchoscope at the start of the trial and after 6 months on treatment. Compensation will be provided to the subject after completing the trial.

Primary Outcome

Biopsies were classified into one of the following 8 World Health Organization defined categories to classify the endobronchial lesion and assign a score according to the following scale: 1 = normal bronchial epithelium; 2 = reserve cell hyperplasia; 3 = squamous metaplasia without atypia; 4 = mild dysplasia; 5 = moderate dysplasia; 6 = severe dysplasia; 7 = carcinoma in situ (CIS); and 8 = invasive carcinoma. 1 represents the best outcome and 8 represents the worst outcome.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE fluorescence bronchoscopy
  • PROCEDURE quantitative high resolution CT scan
  • DRUG PIOGLITAZONE VS. PLACEBO 30 mg

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 92 participants
Start Date 2009-08
Est. Completion 2017-08
Phase Phase 2
VA Office of Research and Development

1,668 total trials

What the finished NCT00780234 record still lists

NCT00780234 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 92 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (31% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which fluorescence bronchoscopy is the first listed.

NCT00780234 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00780234 about?

NCT00780234 is a clinical study titled "Pioglitazone for Lung Cancer Chemoprevention". This is a chemoprevention trial evaluating the diabetic agent pioglitazone. Non-diabetic subjects at risk for lung cancer (based on smoking history, lung function testing, and atypical cells in a sputum sample) receive either placebo or pioglitazone and have chest computerized tomography (CAT) scans...

What is the current status of trial NCT00780234?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 92 participants. The study started on 2009-08. Estimated completion is 2017-08.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00780234?

The interventions under investigation include: fluorescence bronchoscopy (PROCEDURE), quantitative high resolution CT scan (PROCEDURE), PIOGLITAZONE VS. PLACEBO 30 mg (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00780234?

This trial is sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development, which has 1,668 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00780234's enrollment target sits among peer trials

92 767th of 2000 higher than 1,230 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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