Autopsy report · NCT02436265

Low Dose IV Dexamethasone in Prolonging Caudal Anesthesia in Children Undergoing Genitourinary Surgery

“Lack of enrollment/lack of potential subjects fitting criteria”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Ran for about 2 years 10 months before it stopped.
• 8 participants enrolled.
• Results were posted on the registry 3 years 5 months after it ended.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 4

Sponsor

Indiana University

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Surgery

Interventions

Dexamethasone; Ropivacaine

Participants

8

Sites

1

Countries

United States

Trials that died the same way

• Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Hemodialysis Patients (WED-HED) Study
  “Lack of subject enrollment” (83% match in meaning)
• Intravitreal Bevacizumab vs.Combination Therapy for CNV Due to Other Than AMD
  “Lack of eligible subjects.” (82% match in meaning)
• Effectiveness Study of Santyl Ointment to Treat Pressure Ulcers
  “Low enrollment of qualified subjects” (79% match in meaning)
• Effect of Externally Implantable Tissue Expansion Device on Scar Length
  “Inability to recruit eligible subjects” (78% match in meaning)
• A Post Market Study on DRG Stimulation in FBSS (SYMPATHY)
  “Lack of enrollments” (75% 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.