Autopsy report · NCT02818894
Spinal Anesthesia in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Cause of deathStaffing, sites or logistics, also slow enrollment
“This study was terminated due to pressing matters related to the COVID-19 pandemic - staff shortages and changes of personnel, data gaps due to the pandemic, participants not being able to continue follow-up visits, and ongoing enrollment issues.”
Life of this trial
- Registered 3 months before it started.
- Ran for about 3 years 5 months before it stopped.
- 135 participants enrolled.
- Results were posted on the registry 2 years 7 months after it ended.
Vital statistics
- Status
- Terminated
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Sponsor
- Thomas L Bradbury
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Conditions
- Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Interventions
- Lidocaine; Bupivacaine
- Participants
- 135
- Sites
- 2
- Countries
- United States
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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.