Autopsy report · NCT00528008

A Comparison of Surgical Preparations and Wound Infection Rates for Elective Cesarean Sections

“Study was stopped following interim analysis.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 3 months before it started.
• Ran for about 2 years 2 months before it stopped.
• 268 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 3

Sponsor

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Wound Infection

Interventions

povidone-iodine solution; chlorhexidine gluconate

Participants

268

Sites

1

Countries

Canada

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• Adherence to Antidepressant Treatment in Subjects With Depression
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  “Study is paused for interim analysis.” (86% 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.