Autopsy report · NCT01895140

A Study of Renal Denervation in Patients With Treatment Resistant Hypertension

“Manufacturer updated device technology.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 4 months before it started.
• Ran for about 1 year before it stopped.
• 8 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

Dr. Harindra Wijeysundera

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Treatment-Resistant Hypertension

Interventions

Renal denervation device

Participants

8

Sites

2

Countries

Canada

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  “The device used was removed from the market” (62% match in meaning)
• Gynecare TVT Secur for the Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)
  “Study design required a change in device” (59% match in meaning)
• An in Vivo Comparison of the Debridement Efficiency of Needle Irrigation Versus Ultrasonic Irrigation
  “Manufacturer changed device so no study will be done; ie it was never started” (58% match in meaning)
• Effect of Right Ventricular Lead Position on Defibrillation Threshold
  “Devices proposed for use in the protocol no longer used by physician” (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.