Autopsy report · NCT01612975

The Effect of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Naproxen on Pleural Effusion Formation After Lung Resection

“Recruitment futile”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 1 year 10 months before it started.
• Ran for about 3 years 9 months before it stopped.
• 7 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 2

Sponsor

McMaster University

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Pleural Effusion; Pleural Effusion Malignant

Interventions

Naproxen; Placebo

Participants

7

Sites

1

Countries

Canada

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  “difficult recruitment” (82% match in meaning)
• Preoperative Relaxation and Intensified Patient Surgery Education in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery
  “Recruitment insufficient” (81% match in meaning)
• Expanding Access to Comprehensive Geriatrics Care Via Telehealth
  “Inadequate recruitment” (81% 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.