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NCT00878878 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 4

Evaluate Effect of Optison on Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure (PASP) and Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR).

A Phase 4 study, sponsored by GE Healthcare.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
30
Enrollment target

NCT00878878: Completed Phase 4 study, sponsored by GE Healthcare.

NCT00878878 is a Phase 4 study that has completed, run by GE Healthcare. The registered enrollment target is 30 participants, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00878878, a Phase 4 study, has completed, sponsored by GE Healthcare.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
30 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The design of this study is to conduct a comprehensive safety evaluation of the pulmonary hemodynamic effects of Optison. The study is being conducted in subjects referred for cardiac catheterization for clinical reasons.

Primary Outcome

Measurement of the Pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) results, which were taken from the subject in millimeters of mercury; a unit of pressure (mm hg), at Baseline and at 2 minutes, 6 minutes and 10 minutes. This is per sequence and not a cross-over study.

Interventions

  • DRUG Dextrose
  • DRUG Optison (Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres Injectable Suspension)

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 30 participants
Start Date 2009-03
Est. Completion 2010-07
Phase Phase 4
GE Healthcare

99 total trials

What the finished NCT00878878 record still lists

NCT00878878 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 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (94% lower).

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

NCT00878878 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00878878 about?

NCT00878878 is a clinical study titled "Evaluate Effect of Optison on Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure (PASP) and Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR).". The design of this study is to conduct a comprehensive safety evaluation of the pulmonary hemodynamic effects of Optison. The study is being conducted in subjects referred for cardiac catheterization for clinical reasons.

What is the current status of trial NCT00878878?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 4 study. The enrollment target is 30 participants. The study started on 2009-03. Estimated completion is 2010-07.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00878878?

The interventions under investigation include: Dextrose (DRUG), Optison (Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres Injectable Suspension) (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00878878?

This trial is sponsored by GE Healthcare, which has 99 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00878878's enrollment target sits among peer trials

30 1552nd of 2000 higher than 367 of 2,000 other Phase 4 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 NCT00878878, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00878878 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.