Autopsy report · NCT00418691

Effects of Methylphenidate Versus Sustained Release Methylphenidate on Cognitive Functioning

“Closed early due to slow accrual.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 2 years 11 months after it had already started.
• Ran for about 5 years 9 months before it stopped.
• 34 participants enrolled.
• Results were posted on the registry 1 year 6 months after it ended.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 3

Sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Brain Tumor

Interventions

IR Methylphenidate; Modafinil; SR Methylphenidate

Participants

34

Sites

1

Countries

United States

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  “Closed early due to low accrual.” (95% match in meaning)
• Study of Pegylated Interferon-Alfa 2b in Combination With PUVA Therapy In CTCL
  “Closed early due to poor accrual.” (94% match in meaning)
• Pemetrexed Plus Gemcitabine in Renal Cell Cancer
  “Closed early for poor accrual.” (88% match in meaning)
• Lenalidomide Combined With Vorinostat/Gemcitabine/Busulfan/Melphalan With Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the ABC Subtype
  “Closed due to very slow accrual” (84% match in meaning)
• Molecular Imaging Using Radiolabeled Atezolizumab to Assess Atezolizumab Biodistribution in Lymphoma Patients
  “Closed prematurely because the accrual was not achieved” (78% match in meaning)

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.