Autopsy report · NCT01367964

Prevention of West Syndrome With Low-dose Adrenocorticotropin Hormone (ACTH)

“Staffing disruptions leading to incomplete study enrollment prior to PI departure.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 1 month before it started.
• Ran for about 8 years 10 months before it stopped.
• 6 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

West Syndrome

Interventions

adrenocorticotropin hormone

Participants

6

Sites

1

Countries

United States

Trials that died the same way

• The Evaluation of the Roles of New Cardiac Imaging in Patients With Chest Pain
  “PI departure from institution + Enrollment Challenges” (75% match in meaning)
• Window of Opportunity Study of Topical Tranexamic Acid for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  “Study not moving forward due to upcoming PI departure” (72% match in meaning)
• Gut Microbiome and Depression
  “Change in PI and lack of personnel available to complete futher enrollment” (70% match in meaning)
• RECELL to Promote Healing Following Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Laser Treatment in Cosmetic Patients
  “Study halted prematurely and will not resume; participants are no longer being examined or receiving intervention. PI decided to terminate due to slow enrollment.” (70% match in meaning)
• Breath Metabolomics in the Laboring Parturient
  “Staffing and equipment complications have paused further enrollment until resolved” (69% 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.