Autopsy report · NCT04120870

Comparison of Ketamine and Etomidate During Rapid Sequence Intubation in Trauma Patients

“Due to difficulties in obtaining consent because of emergency situation”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Ran for about 2 years 3 months before it stopped.
• 10 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

Ajou University School of Medicine

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Trauma; Shock, Traumatic

Interventions

Etomidate Injection 0.2 mg/kg; Ketamine injection 2 mg/kg

Participants

10

Sites

1

Countries

South Korea

Trials that died the same way

• ZEPLAST- PED: ZEro_PLASma Trial in Small Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
  “The study encountered unexpected difficulties in enrolling patients due to requirements for the Informed Consent. 60% of our patients comes from abroad with only one accompanying parent. The rules of our EC require both parents to sign the consent.” (56% 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.