Portfolio of prospective clinical trials including brachytherapy: an analysis of the ClinicalTrials.gov database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate the current status of prospective interventional clinical trials that includes brachytherapy (BT) procedures.

Methods

The records of 175,538 (100 %) clinical trials registered at ClinicalTrials.gov were downloaded on September 2014 and a database was established. Trials using BT as an intervention were identified for further analyses. The selected trials were manually categorized according to indication(s), BT source, applied dose rate, primary sponsor type, location, protocol initiator and funding source. We analyzed trials across 8 available trial protocol elements registered within the database.

Results

In total 245 clinical trials were identified, 147 with BT as primary investigated treatment modality and 98 that included BT as an optional t

SUBMITTER: Cihoric N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4804566 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature