Autopsy report · NCT00935766

Effect of Fish Oil (Omega-3 Fatty Acids) on Arteries

“The study was discontinued early due to lack of funding and slow enrollment”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 2 months before it started.
• Ran for about 2 years 6 months before it stopped.
• 76 participants enrolled.
• Results were posted on the registry 2 years 6 months after it ended.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 3

Sponsor

Denver Health and Hospital Authority

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Heart Disease; Vascular Diseases; Diabetes; Cardiovascular Disease

Interventions

Omega-3; Placebo

Participants

76

Sites

1

Countries

United States

Trials that died the same way

• LCP-Tacro vs. Azathioprine for the Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis
  “Study was discontinued due to slow enrollment” (93% match in meaning)
• Hand Injected Ventriculography vs. Power Injected Left Ventriculography
  “Study was stopped due to low enrollment.” (86% match in meaning)
• Salvage Cryotherapy in Recurrent Prostate Cancer
  “Study was ended due to low enrollment” (84% match in meaning)
• Reversible Secondary Myelofibrosis or Clonal Myeloproliferative Disorder
  “This study was stopped due to poor enrollment numbers” (84% match in meaning)
• The Acute Cardiovascular Effects of Nicotine in E-cigarettes (ACE) Study
  “Study discontinued due to lack of study funding.” (84% 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.