Publication and reporting of clinical trial results: cross sectional analysis across academic medical centers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine rates of publication and reporting of results within two years for all completed clinical trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov across leading academic medical centers in the United States.

Design

Cross sectional analysis.

Setting

Academic medical centers in the United States.

Participants

Academic medical centers with 40 or more completed interventional trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Methods

Using the Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov database and manual review, we identified all interventional clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov with a primary completion date between October 2007 and September 2010 and with a lead investigator affiliated with an academic medical center.

Main outcome measures

SUBMITTER: Chen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4768882 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature