Autopsy report · NCT00189878

A Study of the Use of Methotrexate in the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria

“unable to recruit”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 2 years 1 month after it had already started.
• Ran for about 5 years before it stopped.
• 3 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 2

Sponsor

Barnsley Hospital

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Urticaria

Interventions

Methotrexate (drug); placebo capsules

Participants

3

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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.