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NCT02266888 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

B Cell Induction in Pediatric Lung Transplantation

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
45
Enrollment target

NCT02266888: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

NCT02266888 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The registered enrollment target is 45 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (66% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02266888, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
45 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

In this study, doctors are trying to see if a study drug called rituximab (Rituxan®) will lower the number of B cells in the body. Doctors are also trying to see if decreasing B cells with rituximab (Rituxan®) can prevent injury to the transplanted lung. This treatment has been studied in other types of solid organ transplants.

Primary Outcome

This composite outcome measures is defined as the earliest time post-transplant to any of the following events during the follow-up period: * Chronic Allograft Dysfunction (defined as the occurrence of confirmed Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS) grade 0-p or higher or a diagnosis of Obliterative Bronchiolitis (OB)), * Listed for re-transplant (e.g., second lung transplant), or * Death.

Interventions

  • BIOLOGICAL Placebo
  • BIOLOGICAL Rituximab (Rituxan®)

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 45 participants
Start Date 2015-01-22
Est. Completion 2019-06-30
Phase Phase 2

What the finished NCT02266888 record still lists

NCT02266888 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 45 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (66% lower).

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

NCT02266888 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02266888 about?

NCT02266888 is a clinical study titled "B Cell Induction in Pediatric Lung Transplantation". In this study, doctors are trying to see if a study drug called rituximab (Rituxan®) will lower the number of B cells in the body. Doctors are also trying to see if decreasing B cells with rituximab (Rituxan®) can prevent injury to the transplanted lung. This treatment has been studied in other type...

What is the current status of trial NCT02266888?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 45 participants. The study started on 2015-01-22. Estimated completion is 2019-06-30.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02266888?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (BIOLOGICAL), Rituximab (Rituxan®) (BIOLOGICAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02266888?

This trial is sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which has 2,006 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02266888's enrollment target sits among peer trials

45 1296th of 2000 higher than 679 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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