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NCT02915081 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Blue Light Therapy for Liver Surgery

A NA study, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
6
Enrollment target

NCT02915081: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

NCT02915081 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by University of Pittsburgh. The registered enrollment target is 6 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02915081, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by University of Pittsburgh.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
6 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The investigators hypothesize that subjects undergoing liver resection and who are exposed preoperatively to high illuminance blue spectrum light will exhibit reduced organ injury, specifically liver dysfunction, than subjects exposed to standard ambient white fluorescent light.

Primary Outcome

a serum marker of acute kidney injury

Interventions

  • OTHER Blue light

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 6 participants
Start Date 2017-01-01
Est. Completion 2018-12-31
Phase NA
University of Pittsburgh

1,238 total trials

Why NCT02915081 stopped before completion

NCT02915081 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 6 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower).

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

NCT02915081 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02915081 about?

NCT02915081 is a clinical study titled "Blue Light Therapy for Liver Surgery". The investigators hypothesize that subjects undergoing liver resection and who are exposed preoperatively to high illuminance blue spectrum light will exhibit reduced organ injury, specifically liver dysfunction, than subjects exposed to standard ambient white fluorescent light.

What is the current status of trial NCT02915081?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 6 participants. The study started on 2017-01-01. Estimated completion is 2018-12-31.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02915081?

The interventions under investigation include: Blue light (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02915081?

This trial is sponsored by University of Pittsburgh, which has 1,238 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02915081's enrollment target sits among peer trials

6 1983rd of 2000 higher than 13 of 2,000 other NA 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 NCT02915081, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02915081 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.