Autopsy report · NCT00667849

Trial to Evaluate UltraSound in the Treatment of Tibial Fractures

“Study was terminated due to futility”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 5 months before it started.
• Ran for about 4 years 3 months before it stopped.
• 501 participants enrolled.
• Results were posted on the registry 3 years after it ended.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

Bioventus LLC

Sponsor type

Industry

Conditions

Tibial Fractures

Interventions

Exogen 4000+; Sham

Participants

501

Sites

16

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.