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- Click the Search Clinical Trials tab. Or, on the toolbar, click Search > Clinical Trials.
The Search Clinical Trials page appears. Select or enter the appropriate information in the drop-down lists and text fields. (You do not have to select or enter any search criteria if you use the Search My Trials feature. When searching All Trials, you must select or enter at least one search criterion.) The following table describes the fields.
Tip title Tip If you are searching for a saved draft, you can search by the following criteria only:
- Title
- Phase
- Purpose
- Identifier Type (NCT Exact Match, Lead Organization, or Other Identifier only)
- Organization Type (Lead Organization only)
- Organization
- Principal Investigator
Because the system adds wildcards for you, do not enter wildcard symbols in the search fields.
Trial Search Criteria
Field
Instructions/Description
Title
To narrow the search by this trial attribute, specify one or more words from the
Include Page Trial Attribute Official Title - Include v4.4 Trial Attribute Official Title - Include v4.4 Include Page Tip for searching by title - Include v4.4 Tip for searching by title - Include v4.4 Phase
To narrow the search by this trial attribute, specify the
For valid values, refer to Trial Phase Value Definitions.Include Page Trial Attribute Phase - Include v4.4 Trial Attribute Phase - Include v4.4 Pilot Trial?
To narrow the search by this trial attribute, specify
Include Page Trial Attribute Pilot - Include v4.4 Trial Attribute Pilot - Include v4.4 - To find trials identified as pilot trials, select Yes.
- To find trials identified as not pilot trials, select No.
- To find trial records on which no pilot value has been specified, select None.
Purpose
To narrow the search by this trial attribute, specify the
For valid values, refer to Primary Purpose Value Definitions.Include Page Trial Attribute Primary Purpose - Include v4.4 Trial Attribute Primary Purpose - Include v4.4 Identifier Type
Anchor idtype idtype To narrow the search by both identifier and the type of trial identifier, specify both. Valid identifier types are as follows:
- NCI - The unique identifier assigned to the trial by the NIH National Cancer Institute.
- NCT (Exact Match) - The unique identifier assigned to the trial by the ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol Registration System (PRS). Provide the exact number, including the NCT prefix. Example: NCT00012345
- Lead Organization - The unique identifier assigned to the trial by the lead organization.
- Other identifier - Additional trial identifier such as unique identifier from other registries, NIH grant numbers, or protocol numbers assigned by the Review Board.
The Identifier Type field is optional, even when specifying an identifier.
Identifier
To narrow the search by this trial attribute, specify the numeric or alphanumeric identifier assigned to the trial. For Inter-Group trials, specify the Lead Group's trial number.
Organization Type
To narrow the search by both organization and organization type, specify both. Valid organization types are as follows:
- Lead Organization - Returns all trials on which the selected organization is the Lead Organization
- Participating Site - Returns all trials on which the selected organization is a Participating Site
Both - Returns all trials on which the selected organization is either the Lead Organization or Participating Site
Anchor 6870 6870 Tip You can change the Organization Type without affecting any other search criteria you may have selected previously.
Organization
To narrow the search by this trial attribute, specify the initial letter(s) of the organization. The system suggests organizations as you type. Select the organization from the list of suggestions.Anchor 7179 7179 Tip Searching for organizations Searching for organizations To search for trials by organization without having to specify what role the organization plays in the trial, select Both from the Organization Type list, and then select the name of the organization of interest.
Principal Investigator
Trial Attribute PI - Include v4.4 Anchor 7180 7180 To narrow the search by this trial attribute, specify the
Include Page Trial Attribute PI - Include v4.4 Look Up Person. Enter the initial letter(s) of the principal investigator's last name. The system suggests names as you type. Select the investigator name from the list of suggestions.
Search by Trial Category
To narrow the search by this trial attribute, specify the
For information about these categories, refer to CTRP Trial Categories, Study Sources. Otherwise, select Both.Include Page Trial Attribute Study Source Category - Include v4.4 Trial Attribute Study Source Category - Include v4.4 Click Search.
The Search menu options are displayed.- Do one of the following:
- To search all registered trials in the system, click All Trials.
-or- To search only the trials that you submitted or own, click My Trials. This feature enables access to all the trials that you have submitted, including those that are currently on hold. (The Clinical Trials Reporting Office staff places trials on hold when they are unable to process a trial without further information, usually from the submitter.)
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- To search only the trials that you have saved for later completion, click Saved Drafts.
-or- To clear all search criteria and begin a new search, click Reset.
Tip title Allow sufficient time for the system to conduct your search before you run your search again The search is complete only when the system displays search results or alerts you that it could not find a trial to match your search criteria.
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The trials that meet your search criteria are listed on the Search Results page. For more information on navigating and working with search results, see Working with Tables and Search Results.Anchor 7320 7320
Trials may have more than one title. For example, the CTRO staffs may add an alternate title if they find a misspelling in the registered title. Any trial identified by more than one title is identified in the search results table by an asterisk ( * ) in the Title column.
- To search all registered trials in the system, click All Trials.
To see the alternate titles associated with a trial, click the asterisk (link).
The list of alternate titles is displayed in the Trial Alternate Titles window.
Anchor 7320 7320 Tip title You can change Accrual Disease terminologies for individual trials If you searched for "My Trials", the search results table displays an additional column, Accrual Disease Terminology. You can select a new terminology from the drop-down list only if the trial has not accrued patients.
Additionally, you can change accrual disease terminology at any time for trials currently recording accruals at the summary level only.
- To view a trial, click its NCI Trial Identifier link. The Trial Details page appears. For information about this page, refer to Viewing Trial Details.
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