Autopsy report · NCT02865928

Serratus Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Control

“We decided to terminate this study due to staffing changes and other limitations posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 1 year 2 months before it started.
• Ran for about 2 years 3 months before it stopped.
• 42 participants enrolled.
• Results were posted on the registry 4 years 3 months after it ended.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 4

Sponsor

Northwell Health

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Outpatient Breast Surgery; Mastopexy; Augmentation; Revision

Interventions

Bupivicaine HCl; Normal Saline

Participants

42

Sites

1

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.