Recruitment status

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Recruitment status indicates the current stage of a trial, whether it is planned, ongoing, or completed. Possible values include:

Not yet recruiting: participants are not yet being recruited or enrolled
Recruiting: participants are currently being recruited and enrolled
Enrolling by invitation: participants are being (or will be) selected from a predetermined population
Active, not recruiting: study is ongoing (i.e., patients are being treated or examined), but enrollment has completed
Completed: the study has concluded normally; participants are no longer being examined or treated (i.e., last patient’s last visit has occurred)
Suspended: recruiting or enrolling participants has halted prematurely but potentially will resume
Terminated: recruiting or enrolling participants has halted prematurely and will not resume; participants are no longer being examined or treated
Withdrawn: study halted prematurely, prior to enrollment of first participant