Table 2 Registration of the 12 RCTs reported in acknowledged registries and trial result publication. A few audit replies to the proposed questionnaire and registry data comparison
Number rec | Status | If the trial is closed, have the results been published? | Has the reference of the published article been added in the registry? | Time from the closing of the trial to the publication (years, months) | In which trial registry was the study registered? | Reported trial registry and registration ID in published paper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Closed | Yes | No | 7 m | EudraCT and ClinicalTrials.gov | Yes |
2 | Closed | No | (In press) | – | EudraCT and ClinicalTrials.gov | – |
3 | Closed | Yes | Yes | 4 y, 4 m | EudraCT (and maybe also ClinicalTrials.gov) | No |
4 | Closed | Yes | No | 1 y, 2 m | ClinicalTrials.gov | Yes |
5 | Closed | Yes | Yes | 2 y, 9 m | EudraCT and ClinicalTrials.gov | Yes |
6 | Closed | Yes | Yes | 1 y, 4 m | EudraCT and ClinicalTrials.gov | Yes |
7 | Interrupted | Yes | Yes | – | EudraCT | Yes |
8 | Open | – | – | – | ClinicalTrials.gov | – |
9 | Open | – | – | – | EudraCT and ClinicalTrials.gov | – |
10 | Open | – | – | – | EudraCT | – |
11 | Open | – | – | – | EudraCT and ClinicalTrials.gov | – |
12 | Open | – | – | – | EudraCT | – |