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NCT00968565 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Early Phase 1

Study Using Citrate to Replace Heparin in Babies Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

A Early Phase 1 study, sponsored by Vanderbilt University.

Completed
Registry status
Early Phase 1
Development phase
2
Enrollment target

NCT00968565: Completed Early Phase 1 study, sponsored by Vanderbilt University.

NCT00968565 is a Early Phase 1 study that has completed, run by Vanderbilt University. The registered enrollment target is 2 participants, below the 53-participant average among 2,764 other Early Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00968565, a Early Phase 1 study, has completed, sponsored by Vanderbilt University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Early Phase 1
Development phase
2 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of citrate to provide anticoagulation of an ECMO circuit without patient anticoagulation. The standard method of providing ECMO circuit anticoagulation is the use of heparin which also anticoagulates the patient and increases the risk of patient bleeding.

Interventions

  • DRUG sodium citrate

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 2 participants
Start Date 2010-01
Est. Completion 2015-06
Phase Early Phase 1
Vanderbilt University

430 total trials

What the finished NCT00968565 record still lists

NCT00968565 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 2 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 53-participant average among 2,764 other Early Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which sodium citrate is the first listed.

NCT00968565 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00968565 about?

NCT00968565 is a clinical study titled "Study Using Citrate to Replace Heparin in Babies Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)". The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of citrate to provide anticoagulation of an ECMO circuit without patient anticoagulation. The standard method of providing ECMO circuit anticoagulation is the use of heparin which also anticoagulates the patient and increases the risk...

What is the current status of trial NCT00968565?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Early Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 2 participants. The study started on 2010-01. Estimated completion is 2015-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00968565?

The interventions under investigation include: sodium citrate (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00968565?

This trial is sponsored by Vanderbilt University, which has 430 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00968565's enrollment target sits among peer trials

2 1974th of 2000 higher than 16 of 2,000 other Early Phase 1 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 NCT00968565, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00968565 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.