Autopsy report · NCT02547142

Early Integration of Palliative Care in Esophageal Cancer Patients

“Study futility with regards to recruitment”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 5 months before it started.
• Ran for about 3 years 2 months before it stopped.
• 12 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

McMaster University

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Esophageal Cancer

Interventions

Early Palliative Care

Participants

12

Sites

1

Countries

Canada

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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.