Autopsy report · NCT03464604

Melanoma Accuracy Study; Phase 2

“COVID forced the termination of this study. No impact on participants already enrolled.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Ran for about 7 months before it stopped.
• 121 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Sponsor

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Melanoma

Interventions

active

Participants

121

Sites

2

Countries

Canada

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• Changing Developmental Trajectories Through Early Treatment
  “Participant enrollment was hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the study was ultimately terminated.” (77% match in meaning)
• Treatment Resistance Following Anti-cancer Therapies
  “Study terminated due to lack of enrollment that has been compounded by the global COVID-19 pandemic. There were no safety and/or efficacy concerns involved in the decision to stop enrollment.” (77% match in meaning)
• Evaluating Emetine for Viral Outbreaks (EVOLVE)
  “The study was terminated due to insufficient participant enrollment resulting from a lower-than-expected number of COVID-19 cases” (76% match in meaning)
• Riociguat in Patients With Operable CTEPH Prior to Pulmonary Endarterectomy (PEA Bridging Study)
  “The study was stopped due to slower than expected recruitment and the additional limitations on clinical research imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, both of which made study completion within a reasonable timeframe appear unlikely.” (75% 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.