Autopsy report · NCT00756262

Probiotic Lactobacillus GG to Eliminate VRE Colonization

“Insufficient recruitment, no additional funding available”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 5 years 6 months after it had already started.
• Ran for about 9 years 4 months before it stopped.
• 11 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 1

Sponsor

Tufts Medical Center

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcal Colonization

Interventions

Lactobacillus GG or Culturelle

Participants

11

Sites

1

Countries

United States

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  “Low recruitment, insufficient funding” (92% match in meaning)
• Treatment of Renal Sarcoidosis by Methylprednisolone Bolus
  “insufficient recruitment” (82% match in meaning)
• Sequestration of Platelets Prior to Bypass Reduces Bleeding After Cardiac Surgery
  “Funding expired, low recruitment” (81% match in meaning)
• Network Health Intervention for Adolescents Leaving Acute Psychiatric Care
  “No funds remained for additional recruitment” (80% 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.