Autopsy report · NCT02706769

Paracetamol Versus Placebo in Conjunction With Strong Opioids for Cancer Pain

“Funding was terminated early due to slow recruitment.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 10 months before it started.
• Ran for about 2 years 6 months before it stopped.
• 34 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

University of Edinburgh

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

Placebo; Paracetamol

Participants

34

Sites

1

Countries

United Kingdom

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• Abatacept in ANCA Associated Vasculitis
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• High-intensity Exercise After Acute Cardiac Event (HITCARE)
  “Recruitment was stopped due to lack of funding.” (76% 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.