Autopsy report · NCT02361580

Impact of Keeping a Personal Recovery Diary on Upper Extremity Disability

“The Principal Investigator left the institution so the study was stopped before completing enrollment.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Ran for about 1 year before it stopped.
• 9 participants enrolled.
• Results were posted on the registry 1 year 2 months after it ended.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Acute Injury of Upper Extremity

Interventions

Diary

Participants

9

Trials that died the same way

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  “The study was prematurely closed to enrollment due to the principal investigator's departure from the institution (Johns Hopkins University).” (85% match in meaning)
• FOLFIRINOX in Patients With Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer
  “The principal investigator terminated the study due to inactivity and low enrollment” (83% match in meaning)
• Airway Pressure Release Ventilation as a Preventative Strategy
  “Principal Investigator left the institution before subjects were enrolled” (82% match in meaning)
• Off-the-Shelf Splints Versus Occupational Therapy Splints for Treatment of Trapeziometacarpal Arthrosis
  “Due to the principal investigator leaving the institution and slow enrollment, we have decided to close the study prior to study completion” (80% match in meaning)
• Determination of the Effect of Puzzle Use in Elderly Patients
  “The study investigator (graduate student) discontinued their academic program, and the study was cancelled before any participant enrollment.” (79% 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.