Autopsy report · NCT02570438

Improving Surgical Safety of Seniors Through Preoperative Cognitive Screening

“This study was terminated prior to its planned enrollment due to low recruitment rates at the time that the funding for the study was completed.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 2 months after it had already started.
• Ran for about 2 years 5 months before it stopped.
• 500 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Cognitive Impairment

Participants

500

Sites

2

Countries

United States

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  “Study was terminated early due to recruitment limitations and available funding for continued recruitment and follow up” (85% match in meaning)
• Phase 2 Study of OBP-301 (Telomelysin™) in Combination With Pembrolizumab and SBRT in Patients With HNSCC With Inoperable, Recurrent or Progressive Disease
  “This study was terminated due to low participant enrollment.” (85% match in meaning)
• Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of AVP-786 for the Treatment of Disinhibition
  “The study was terminated prematurely because of difficulty with recruiting.” (84% match in meaning)
• Jet Injection of 1% Buffered Lidocaine Versus Topical EMLA for Local Anesthesia Before Lumbar Puncture in Children
  “Due to low recruitment numbers, the study was terminated.” (84% 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.