Independent directory Public ClinicalTrials.gov records United States
ClinicalTrials.gov record
Completed Phase 3 Interventional Results available

N-acetylcysteine in Non-Acetaminophen Pediatric Acute Liver Failure

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00248625

Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00248625. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.

ClinicalTrials.gov public records Last synced Oct 22, 2026, 8:23 AM EDT

Data is sourced from official ClinicalTrials.gov public API records. Always review the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for the latest information.

Official title

A Multi-center Study of the Safety and Efficacy of N-acetylcysteine in the Treatment of Acute Liver Failure in Pediatric Patients Not Caused by Acetaminophen.

Brief summary

Reproduced verbatim from the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Not medical advice.

We have completed patient enrollment in the the double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of intravenous (IV) N-acetylcysteine (NAC) vs. placebo for the treatment of non-acetaminophen ALF. The purpose of this study is to examine the safety and efficacy of intravenous NAC in children with ALF for whom no antidote or other specific treatment is available. Inclusion in the NAC Study required enrollment in the Pediatric Acute Liver Failure (PALF) Study Registry.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00248625
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Other
Enrollment
184 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
Up to 18 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Jan 2000 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Sep 2009 (Actual)
Completion
Oct 2010 (Actual)
Last update posted
Jul 28, 2016

2000 – 2010

United States locations

U.S. sites
17
U.S. states
14
U.S. cities
16
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of California, San Francisco San Francisco California 94143 —
University of Colorado, Denver Children's Hospital Denver Colorado 80218 —
Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta Georgia 30322 —
Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago Illinois 60614 —
Riley Children's Hospital Indianapolis Indiana 46202 —
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland 21287 —
Harvard University, Boston Children's Hospital Boston Massachusetts 02115 —
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 48109 —
St. Louis Children's Hospital St Louis Missouri 63110 —
Mount Sinai Hospital New York New York 10029 —
Columbia-Presbyterian New York New York 10032 —
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Cincinnati Ohio 45229 —
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104 —
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15224 —
Children's Medical Center of Dallas Dallas Texas 75235 —
Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas 77030 —
University of Washington Seattle Washington 98105 —

Site contact phone numbers, emails, and investigator names are intentionally not displayed here. Open the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for site contact information.

Non-U.S. locations

This page focuses on the U.S. directory. The official record also lists 3 non-U.S. sites.

About this trial record page

What this page shows
Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00248625, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
What this page does not do
No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
Where the data comes from
Sourced from the official ClinicalTrials.gov public API. The official record is the source of truth.
Last refresh
Last update posted Jul 28, 2016 · Synced Oct 22, 2026

Related: full search, browse by condition, browse by drug or therapy, browse by sponsor, browse by U.S. city.

Open the official record

The complete public registry record, listed eligibility criteria, and available contact information for NCT00248625 live on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View official ClinicalTrials.gov record →