Autopsy report · NCT02047851

Randomized, Blinded, Sham-controlled Trial of Acupuncture for the Management of Joint Pain in Patients With Psoriasis

“Not enough study participants, difficulties in recruitment”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

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

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Psoriasis; Arthralgia

Interventions

Acupuncture

Participants

10

Sites

2

Countries

Denmark

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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.