Autopsy report · NCT00178711

Effects of Hypothermia Upon Outcomes After Acute Traumatic Brain Injury

“Futility”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 2 months before it started.
• Ran for about 4 years 1 month before it stopped.
• 232 participants enrolled.
• Results were posted on the registry 4 years 8 months after it ended.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 3

Sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury

Interventions

Hypothermia

Participants

232

Sites

5

Countries

Canada, United States

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Look deeper

• The official registry record (the source of truth)
• Record history: every change the sponsor made
• Open it in the database

Everything here comes from the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. The timeline uses the record’s dates; dates marked planned are the sponsor’s plans. The cause of death is an automatic, unverified label. This is research information, not medical advice.