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NCT00843791 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Ghrelin Regulation and Structure: Effect of Thiazolidinedione Therapy on Ghrelin

A NA study, sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
6
Enrollment target

NCT00843791: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University.

NCT00843791 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by Oregon Health and Science University. The registered enrollment target is 6 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00843791, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
6 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn more about how insulin resistance (inability to process glucose correctly resulting in mildly elevated glucose levels) affects the hormone ghrelin.

Primary Outcome

The primary outcome of this study will be the comparison of ghrelin suppressibility (total and acylated) in response to meals obese subjects before and after 3-months therapy with a thiazolidinedione.

Interventions

  • DRUG placebo
  • DRUG pioglitazone

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 6 participants
Start Date 2009-02
Est. Completion 2011-05
Phase NA

Why NCT00843791 stopped before completion

NCT00843791 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 6 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower).

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

NCT00843791 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00843791 about?

NCT00843791 is a clinical study titled "Ghrelin Regulation and Structure: Effect of Thiazolidinedione Therapy on Ghrelin". The purpose of this study is to learn more about how insulin resistance (inability to process glucose correctly resulting in mildly elevated glucose levels) affects the hormone ghrelin.

What is the current status of trial NCT00843791?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 6 participants. The study started on 2009-02. Estimated completion is 2011-05.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00843791?

The interventions under investigation include: placebo (DRUG), pioglitazone (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00843791?

This trial is sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University, which has 546 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00843791's enrollment target sits among peer trials

6 1983rd of 2000 higher than 13 of 2,000 other NA 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 NCT00843791, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00843791 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.