Publishing of Results from Ophthalmology Trials Registered on ClinicalTrials.gov

Shriji Patel; Paul Sternberg Jr; Stephen J Kim

doi:10.1016/j.oret.2020.03.011

Publishing of Results from Ophthalmology Trials Registered on ClinicalTrials.gov

Ophthalmol Retina. 2020 Jul;4(7):754-755. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.03.011. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Authors

Shriji Patel¹, Paul Sternberg Jr², Stephen J Kim²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. Electronic address: shriji.patel@vumc.org.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.

PMID: 32417355
DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.03.011

Abstract

ClinicalTrials.gov was used to assess publication rates among clinical trials in ophthalmology. Approximately one third of diabetic macular edema and age-related macular degeneration clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov do not result in timely publication of results (within 3 years of study completion).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Trials as Topic*
Databases, Factual
Humans
Ophthalmology*
Periodicals as Topic*
Registries*