ClinicalTrials.gov for Librarians

Class Experience Level

Beginner

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ClinicalTrials.gov is the openly available federal registry and results database of publicly and privately funded clinical studies conducted in the United States and around the world. ClinicalTrials.gov is a vital resource for researchers, healthcare providers, and health sciences librarians who wish to consult the entire body of evidence on any particular topic. Learn how health sciences librarians can advocate to clinical researchers the importance of complying with the results submission requirements mandated by federal law.

Objectives:

Explain the significance of ClinicalTrials.gov
Search and interpret the results database
Identify and describe the number of study records with results
List ways health sciences librarians can advocate to clinical researchers about the importance of complying with the results submission requirements mandated by federal law.

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Class Resources:
ClinicalTrials.gov Slides (PPT)

ClinicalTrials.gov Handout (Word)