Autopsy report · NCT02709161

Effects of Amygdala Neurofeedback on Depressive Symptoms

“The grant funding ran out”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 7 months before it started.
• Ran for about 3 years 6 months before it stopped.
• 36 participants enrolled.
• Results were posted on the registry 4 years 9 months after it ended.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

Kymberly Young

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Major Depressive Disorder

Interventions

real-time fMRI neurofeedback: Amygdala; real-time fMRI neurofeedback: HIPS

Participants

36

Sites

1

Countries

United States

Trials that died the same way

• Effects of Vigabatrin on Cocaine Self-Administration
  “Funding ran out” (89% match in meaning)
• Topical Vaginal Estrogen for Postpartum Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Recovery
  “Ran out of funding” (86% match in meaning)
• Meru Health Program to Treat Depression in Primary Care
  “Loss of grant funding.” (81% match in meaning)
• A Single-arm Evaluation of the Effect of HCV Treatment on Cardiovascular Disease Risk
  “Funding no longer available” (78% match in meaning)
• Use of Kudzu Extract in the Study of Its Ability to Reduce Alcohol Drinking in Treatment Seeking Alcohol Dependent Persons
  “Grant was not funded” (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.