Autopsy report · NCT01319747

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Vein Isolation Versus Percutaneous Catheter Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation Trial

“Inclusion rate insufficient”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 6 months after it had already started.
• Ran for about 4 years 2 months before it stopped.
• 77 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

Medisch Spectrum Twente

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Atrial Fibrillation

Interventions

PVI; VATS-PVI

Participants

77

Sites

1

Countries

Netherlands

Trials that died the same way

• Respiratory Variations for Assessing Blood Withdrawal 2
  “insufficient inclusion rate” (98% match in meaning)
• Randomized Study of Pregabalin for Pain Reduction in Patients With Rest Pain and Lower Limb Ischemia
  “low inclusion rate” (86% match in meaning)
• PET / CT With 18F-FDG: Does it Optimize the I 123-MIBG Imaging Results in the Search for Discriminating Factors for the Implementation of an Implantable Defibrillator?
  “Inclusion rate too slow / infeasible.” (85% match in meaning)
• Risk of Rupture of Aneurysms of the Thoracic Ascending Aorta (ATA) From the Dynamic Imaging
  “low inclusion rates” (82% match in meaning)
• Dexmedetomidine Pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics in Mechanically Ventilated Children With Single-organ Respiratory Failure
  “Poor inclusion rate.” (77% 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.