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NCT01482247 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

L-Arginine, Vascular Response and Mechanisms

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
25
Enrollment target

NCT01482247: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

NCT01482247 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 25 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (81% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01482247, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
25 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of the study is to employ the supplement L-arginine to test the hypothesis that activation of blood flow to the brain during cognitive tasks is regulated by nitric oxide in older subjects with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension (high blood pressure).

Interventions

  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT Placebo Supplement
  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT L-Arginine

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 25 participants
Start Date 2012-04
Est. Completion 2014-01
Phase Phase 2
Brigham and Women's Hospital

937 total trials

What the finished NCT01482247 record still lists

NCT01482247 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 25 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (81% lower).

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

NCT01482247 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01482247 about?

NCT01482247 is a clinical study titled "L-Arginine, Vascular Response and Mechanisms". The purpose of the study is to employ the supplement L-arginine to test the hypothesis that activation of blood flow to the brain during cognitive tasks is regulated by nitric oxide in older subjects with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension (high blood pressure).

What is the current status of trial NCT01482247?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 25 participants. The study started on 2012-04. Estimated completion is 2014-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01482247?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo Supplement (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT), L-Arginine (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01482247?

This trial is sponsored by Brigham and Women's Hospital, which has 937 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01482247's enrollment target sits among peer trials

25 1719th of 2000 higher than 245 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 NCT01482247, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01482247 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.