Autopsy report · NCT04179097

Photoplethysmographic Dichrotic Notch Reflexes Systemic Hemodynamics

“COVID pandemic changed completely the surgical schedule and human resources in our hospital. It was impossible to coordinate the anesthesiologists involved in the study with the kind of patients need for this particular study.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 1 month before it started.
• Ran for about 4 years 9 months before it stopped.
• 15 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Sponsor

Hospital Privado de Comunidad de Mar del Plata

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Vascular Diseases

Interventions

Finger photoplethysmography

Participants

15

Sites

2

Countries

Argentina

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• The Georgia Latino AIDS/HIV Diagnosis and Linkage in Youth (GLADLY) Project
  “The study was not able to be completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.” (59% match in meaning)
• Assessing Physical Activity Levels of Patients Following HTO.
  “Halting of all research and elective surgeries due to the Covid-19 pandemic” (58% match in meaning)
• Physio PCI: Impact of Coronary Angioplasty on Non-hyperaemic Pressure Ratio in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
  “Due to COVID-19 pandemic site refused to include patients in the study” (58% 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.