Autopsy report · NCT04471857

Hypnosis for Children Undergoing Anorectal Manometry

“Due to COVID-19 recruitement stopped since intended sample size was an estimation and not based on power calculation”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 3 years 6 months after it had already started.
• Ran for about 3 years 2 months before it stopped.
• 34 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Constipation

Interventions

Hypnosis

Participants

34

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Look deeper

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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.