Characteristics of COVID-19 clinical trials registered with ClinicalTrials.gov: cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To characterise current COVID-19-related research activities.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis.

Setting

Clinical trials registered with ClinicalTrials.gov testing interventions relevant to COVID-19.

Data sources

ClinicalTrials.gov was searched for COVID-19 and related terms to identify trials registered between 1 December 2019 and 1 May 2020 that test interventions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Main outcome measures

We classified trials according to intervention type, and report key trial characteristics including recruitment status, location, funder type, target enrolment number, intervention model (single group, randomised or sequential assignment) and projected completion date.

Results

Of the 630 identified clinical trials related

SUBMITTER: Jones CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7500290 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature