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NCT00865878 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

ALA-PDT Versus Vehicle PDT for Treatment of AK and Reduction of New NMSC in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by DUSA Pharmaceuticals.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
6
Enrollment target

NCT00865878: Clinical Trial Phase 2 study, sponsored by DUSA Pharmaceuticals.

NCT00865878 is a Phase 2 study that was terminated before completion, run by DUSA Pharmaceuticals. The registered enrollment target is 6 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00865878, a Phase 2 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by DUSA Pharmaceuticals.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
6 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine and compare the safety and efficacy of broad area photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid (ALA-PDT) versus vehicle PDT (VEH-PDT) in the treatment of actinic keratoses (AK) and reduction of new non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) of the scalp or both forearms in solid organ transplant recipient subjects receiving chronic immunosuppressive therapy.

Interventions

  • OTHER Vehicle
  • DRUG Aminolevulinic Acid

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 6 participants
Start Date 2009-05
Est. Completion 2011-09
Phase Phase 2
DUSA Pharmaceuticals

10 total trials

Why NCT00865878 stopped before completion

NCT00865878 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 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (95% lower).

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

NCT00865878 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00865878 about?

NCT00865878 is a clinical study titled "ALA-PDT Versus Vehicle PDT for Treatment of AK and Reduction of New NMSC in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients". The purpose of this study is to determine and compare the safety and efficacy of broad area photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid (ALA-PDT) versus vehicle PDT (VEH-PDT) in the treatment of actinic keratoses (AK) and reduction of new non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) of the scalp or both forear...

What is the current status of trial NCT00865878?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 6 participants. The study started on 2009-05. Estimated completion is 2011-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00865878?

The interventions under investigation include: Vehicle (OTHER), Aminolevulinic Acid (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00865878?

This trial is sponsored by DUSA Pharmaceuticals, which has 10 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00865878's enrollment target sits among peer trials

6 1996th of 2000 higher than 1 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 NCT00865878, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00865878 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.