Autopsy report · NCT00832624

The Effect of Sitagliptin in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus With Inadequate Glycemic Control (MK0431-118)

“Business Reasons”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 2 months after it had already started.
• Ran for about 9 months before it stopped.
• 10 participants enrolled.
• Results were posted on the registry 1 year 1 month after it ended.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 4

Sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Sponsor type

Industry

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus Non-insulin-dependent

Interventions

sitagliptin

Participants

10

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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.