Characteristics of mental health trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov

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The ClinicalTrials.gov registry was established in 2000 to address concerns about publication bias and public access to information about clinical trials. We aimed to evaluate differences between for-profit and non-profit sponsors of efficacy mental health trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov on key trial characteristics that relate to data integrity. We also sought to evaluate whether the registry is fulfilling its purpose as a means of promoting transparency between researchers and the public by providing complete and quality information about the trials it contains. We found that trials tend to be small, use a placebo instead of an active comparator, and employ randomization and blinding. We discuss the implications of these design characteristics and the limitations of the registry.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:281

Enthalten in:

Psychiatry research - 281(2019) vom: 15. Nov., Seite 112552

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Arnow, Katherine D [VerfasserIn]
King, Abby C [VerfasserIn]
Wagner, Todd H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Clinical research design
Clinical research registry
ClinicalTrials.gov
Journal Article
Mental health
Psychiatric research

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.04.2020

Date Revised 20.04.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112552

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM302334068