Coronavirus Disease 2019 Related Clinical Studies: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The quality and rationality of many recently registered clinical studies related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) needs to be assessed. Hence, this study aims to evaluate the current status of COVID-19 related registered clinical trial.

Methods

We did an electronic search of COVID-19 related clinical studies registered between December 1, 2019 and February 21, 2020 (updated to May 28, 2020) from the ClinicalTrials.gov, and collected registration information, study details, recruitment status, characteristics of the subjects, and relevant information about the trial implementation process.

Results

A total of 1,706 studies were included 10.0% of which (n=171) were from France, 943 (55.3%) used an interventional design, and 600 (35.2%) used an obse

SUBMITTER: Ma LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7492524 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature