Why Should I Register and Submit Results?
Purpose of Clinical Trials Result Submission:
Purpose of clinical trial result submission and making this information publicly available fulfills a number of purposes and benefits a variety of people.
Trial Registry Purposes and Benefits for Various Groups
Registry Purpose
Fulfill ethical obligations to participants and the research community
Provide information to potential participants and referring clinicians
Reduce publication bias
Help editors and others understand the context of study results
Promote more efficient allocation of research funds
Help institutional review boards (IRBs) determine the appropriateness of a research study
Groups that benefit
Patients, the general public, the research community
Patients, clinicians
Users of the medical literature
Journal editors, users of the medical literature
Granting agencies, the research community
IRBs, ethicists
Results Database Purposes and Benefits for Various Groups
Results Database Purpose
Provide a public record of basic study results in a standardized format
Promote the fulfillment of ethical obligations to participants and the overall contribution of research results to medical knowledge
Reduce publication and outcome reporting biases
Facilitate systematic reviews and other analyses of the research literature
Groups that benefit
Researchers, journal editors, IRBs, ethicists
Patients, the general public, the research community
Users of the medical literature
Researchers, policymakers