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NCT01463709 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

Development of a Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field System to Treat Skin Cancer

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
4
Enrollment target

NCT01463709: Completed Phase 1 study, sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

NCT01463709 is a Phase 1 study that has completed, run by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. The registered enrollment target is 4 participants, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (93% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01463709, a Phase 1 study, has completed, sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
4 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Human Basal Cell Carcinomas (BCCs) can be ablated by treating them with nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEF)

Primary Outcome

1\. Conduct a non-significant risk feasibility clinical trial treating BCCs on the trunk of up to 9 Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome patients with BioElectroMed's PulseCure pulse generator and Derm-Pulse electrode to both demonstrate the safety of nsPEF therapy and identify the optimal pulse number for ablating BCCs.

Interventions

  • DEVICE PulseCure pulse generator and Derm-pulse electrode

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 4 participants
Start Date 2011-10
Est. Completion 2012-06
Phase Phase 1

What the finished NCT01463709 record still lists

NCT01463709 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 4 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (93% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which PulseCure pulse generator and Derm-pulse electrode is the first listed.

NCT01463709 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01463709 about?

NCT01463709 is a clinical study titled "Development of a Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field System to Treat Skin Cancer". Human Basal Cell Carcinomas (BCCs) can be ablated by treating them with nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEF)

What is the current status of trial NCT01463709?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 4 participants. The study started on 2011-10. Estimated completion is 2012-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01463709?

The interventions under investigation include: PulseCure pulse generator and Derm-pulse electrode (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01463709?

This trial is sponsored by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, which has 52 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01463709's enrollment target sits among peer trials

4 1995th of 2000 higher than 2 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 NCT01463709, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01463709 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.