Practical and conceptual issues of clinical trial registration for Brazilian researchers.

ABSTRACT:

Context and objective

Clinical trial registration is a prerequisite for publication in respected scientific journals. Recent Brazilian regulations also require registration of some clinical trials in the Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (ReBEC) but there is little information available about practical issues involved in the registration process. This article discusses the importance of clinical trial registration and the practical issues involved in this process.

Design and setting

Descriptive study conducted by researchers within a postgraduate program at a public university in São Paulo, Brazil.

Methods

Information was obtained from clinical trial registry platforms, article reference lists and websites (last search: September 2014) on the following topics: defini

SUBMITTER: Freitas CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496585 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature