Autopsy report · NCT04558281

Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Blocks for Rib Fractures

“Could only enroll 4 subjects in nearly 2 years”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 8 months before it started.
• Ran for about 1 year 10 months before it stopped.
• 4 participants enrolled.
• Results were posted on the registry 3 months after it ended.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Phase 4

Sponsor

University of California, San Diego

Sponsor type

University, hospital or other

Conditions

Rib Fractures; Trauma; Anesthesia; Anesthesia, Local

Interventions

Active ropivacaine 0.3% erector spinae plane perineural administration; Placebo erector spinae plane perineural administration

Participants

4

Sites

1

Countries

United States

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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.