Status of pediatric echocardiography clinical trials: a cross-sectional study of registered trials in ClinicalTrials.gov.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study is to analyze the characteristics of pediatric echocardiography clinical trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov.

Methods

A data set including pediatric echocardiography clinical trials was downloaded from ClinicalTrials.gov until May 13, 2022. We searched the PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, and Embase databases to extract publication data. Pediatric echocardiography trial characteristics, application areas, and publication status were described. The secondary objectives were to evaluate factors associated with trial publication.

Results

We identified 410 pediatric echocardiography reporting definite age, of which 246 were interventional and 146 were observational. Drug interventions were the most commonly studied (32.9%). The m

SUBMITTER: Mao LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10167035 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature