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NCT01186250 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Clinical Trial of Pioglitazone for Prevention of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy After Heart Transplantation

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Stanford University.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
18
Enrollment target

NCT01186250: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Stanford University.

NCT01186250 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Stanford University. The registered enrollment target is 18 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (86% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01186250, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Stanford University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
18 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the benefit of using the FDA-approved insulin-sensitizing agent, Pioglitazone, on human heart transplant recipients. The objectives of this project are to (1) determine if pioglitazone effectively treats insulin resistance in heart transplant recipients, and (2) to determine whether pioglitazone therapy after heart transplantation impacts the development or progression of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV), a form of chronic rejection after heart transplantation.

Primary Outcome

Change from baseline in Insulin Levels During Oral Glucose Tolerance test at 1 year.

Interventions

  • DRUG Placebo
  • DRUG Pioglitazone

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 18 participants
Start Date 2010-07
Est. Completion 2013-12
Phase Phase 2
Stanford University

1,744 total trials

What the finished NCT01186250 record still lists

NCT01186250 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 18 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (86% lower).

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

NCT01186250 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01186250 about?

NCT01186250 is a clinical study titled "Clinical Trial of Pioglitazone for Prevention of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy After Heart Transplantation". The purpose of this study is to determine the benefit of using the FDA-approved insulin-sensitizing agent, Pioglitazone, on human heart transplant recipients. The objectives of this project are to (1) determine if pioglitazone effectively treats insulin resistance in heart transplant recipients, and...

What is the current status of trial NCT01186250?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 18 participants. The study started on 2010-07. Estimated completion is 2013-12.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01186250?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (DRUG), Pioglitazone (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01186250?

This trial is sponsored by Stanford University, which has 1,744 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01186250's enrollment target sits among peer trials

18 1898th of 2000 higher than 98 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 NCT01186250, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01186250 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.