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NCT01028781 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

Open Label of Thalidomide in Treatment of Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain Associated With Endometriosis

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
9
Enrollment target

NCT01028781: Clinical Trial Phase 1 study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

NCT01028781 is a Phase 1 study that was terminated before completion, run by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The registered enrollment target is 9 participants, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (85% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01028781, a Phase 1 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
9 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Patients will undergo a standard history and physical examination detailing objective clinical exam findings performed by one of the co-investigators. The research coordinator will obtain baseline values for intensity of pain, quality of life, and coping strategies. Baseline serum levels inflammatory markers will then be measured. Over the course of 12 weeks Thalidomide will be titrated as tolerated to achieve a minimum of a 30% reduction of pain on VAS from week 2.

Interventions

  • DRUG Thalidomide

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 9 participants
Start Date 2006-10
Est. Completion 2009-08
Phase Phase 1

Why NCT01028781 stopped before completion

NCT01028781 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 9 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (85% lower).

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

NCT01028781 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01028781 about?

NCT01028781 is a clinical study titled "Open Label of Thalidomide in Treatment of Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain Associated With Endometriosis". Patients will undergo a standard history and physical examination detailing objective clinical exam findings performed by one of the co-investigators. The research coordinator will obtain baseline values for intensity of pain, quality of life, and coping strategies. Baseline serum levels inflammator...

What is the current status of trial NCT01028781?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 9 participants. The study started on 2006-10. Estimated completion is 2009-08.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01028781?

The interventions under investigation include: Thalidomide (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01028781?

This trial is sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which has 1,109 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01028781's enrollment target sits among peer trials

9 1955th of 2000 higher than 42 of 2,000 other 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 NCT01028781, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01028781 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.