Autopsy report · NCT00694746

Study of Fish Oil to Reduce ALT Levels in Adolescents

“Study closed for slow recruitment”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Ran for about 5 years 9 months before it stopped.
• 3 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 1

Sponsor

Boston University

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Fatty Liver

Interventions

Omega-3-acid ethyl esters; Placebo

Participants

3

Sites

1

Countries

United States

Trials that died the same way

• Nifedipine or Nifedipine Plus Indomethacin for Treatment of Acute Preterm Labor
  “Study halted due to slow recruitment” (86% match in meaning)
• The Effect of Ovamax on Oocyte Quality
  “The study was stopped prematurely due to low recruitment rate” (83% match in meaning)
• Evaluation of the Effect of Gabexate Mesilate in the Hepatocyte Protection After Liver Resection
  “This study was closed earlier than planned because targeted participant recruitment is not smooth.” (80% match in meaning)
• Triple vs High Dose Inhaled CORticosteroids
  “The study is closed due to lack of recruitment.” (80% match in meaning)
• Alfuzosin Versus Placebo in Acute Urinary Retention
  “The study was early terminated due to slow and difficult recruitment” (79% 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.