Autopsy report · NCT04110977

A Reminder App to Reduce Radiation Dermatitis Rates in Patients with Head-and-Neck Cancer

“After the planned interim analysis, the study was terminated. The start of the trial was delayed due to data protection issues and the Covid-19 pandemic. Moreover, accrual was slower than expected. Finally, funding has expired.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 1 year before it started.
• Ran for about 2 years 2 months before it stopped.
• 60 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Radiation Dermatitis; Radiation-induced Oral Mucositis

Interventions

mobile application (reminder app)

Participants

60

Sites

4

Countries

Germany, Spain

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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.