Autopsy report · NCT01700491

Pilot Study: Paravertebral Analgesia vs Epidural Analgesia After Thoracotomy

“Difficulty in recruiting and maintenance of blinding necessary for the trial”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Ran for about 1 year 1 month before it stopped.
• 21 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 3

Sponsor

University of Manitoba

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Hypotension

Interventions

Epidural Catheter 0.2% ropivacaine; Paravertebral Catheter 0.4% ropivacaine

Participants

21

Sites

2

Countries

Canada

Trials that died the same way

• Intravenous Acetaminophen as Adjuvant Therapy for Pain Control in Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients
  “Difficulty in recruiting subjects for the trial.” (59% match in meaning)
• Burst Spinal Cord Stimulation (Burst-SCS) Study
  “The study was terminated early due to data quality concerns and protocol integrity issues involving inadequate sham stimulation parameters and compromised participant blinding.” (56% 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.