Meanings of clinical trials register in English

They should be better reported, and registered on a public clinical trials register.

Objective: To examine fundamental characteristics of interventional clinical trials registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov database.

Trial registration number in German Clinical Trials Register: DRKS00007660.

This study was registered with the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS00004514).

This review summarizes and analyzes current ongoing clinical trials registered with clinicaltrials.gov that address prevention or management of AKI.

A literature search of MEDLINE and the Cochrane Controlled Clinical trials register (CENTRAL) was conducted to identify suitable studies.

Conclusions: This work is the first to characterize ID clinical trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov, providing a framework to discuss prioritization, methodology, and policy.

The trial from which the analyses reported upon herein was part of a series of nutrient bar clinical trials registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02239198.

Trial registration: This trial was prospectively registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials register (ACTRN12611000742976) on 15 July 2011.

Trial registration: This trial was registered prospectively in July 2015 with the National Clinical Trials register, with the following registration number assigned: NCT 02515591 .