You can search for–and abstract or edit–any registered trial that has been submitted successfully to the Clinical Trials Reporting Program (CTRP). Search criteria are available to locate a particular trial to work on, or you can list all registered trials that are available for validation and abstraction. You also can limit your search to the trials you have checked out previously.

How to Search for Trials

1. If the Trial Search page is not already displayed, on the Protocol Abstraction main menu on the left side of the page, click Trial Search.
   The Trial Search page appears.
    
   

2. Type or select any of the search criteria listed in the following table as appropriate.

   You can select multiple values for Principal Investigator, Trial Phase, Processing Status, Search by Submission Type, Search by Submission Method, Lead Organization, Primary Purpose, Current Trial Status, and Milestone.

   Search Criteria	Description/Instructions
   Official Title	Type any portion of the name of the clinical trial as it appears in the protocol document, using wildcards as appropriate. Avoid copying and pasting the entire title into the search field Use keywords and wildcards rather than phrases or the entire title. Doing so minimizes the potential for excluding from the search results any titles with misspellings or slightly different phrasing.
   Identifier Type	Select the type of identifier you want to search for from the drop-down list. For identifier type descriptions, see the list of identifiers in Abstracting General Trial Details. Searching by Identifiers You do not have to select an Identifier Type when searching by Trial Identifier
   Identifier	Type all or part of the numeric or alphanumeric identifier for the type of identifier you selected. Examples: NCI-2000-00015 ECOG-1234 Inter-Group trials use the lead Group’s trial number.
   Principal Investigator	Select the name of the individual who is responsible for all aspects of the conduct of the study from the drop-down list. Search tip To narrow the list of investigators displayed, click the Principal Investigator field and type the initial letter of the last name. You can also use the Up and Down arrow keys on your keyboard to scroll through the list.
   Trial Phase	Select the phase of the investigation, as defined by the US FDA for trials involving investigational new drugs, from the drop-down list. See Abstracting Interventional Trial Design.
   Processing Status	Select the processing status from the drop-down list. For processing status definitions, see Trial Processing Statuses.
   Search by On-Hold Status	Select the On-Hold Status from the drop-down list. Valid values are as follows: All. Search for trials without consideration of On Hold status. On Hold. Limits your search to trials that are currently on hold. Not On Hold. Limits your search to trials that are currently not on hold.
   Search by Submission Type	Select the submission type from the drop-down list. Valid values are as follows: All. Search for original and amended submissions Original. Search for original submissions only (indicated by “O” in the results list) Update. Search for updated submissions only (indicated by “U” in the results list) Amendment. Search for amended submissions only (indicated by “A” in the results list)
   Trial Type 1	Select the primary investigative techniques used in the protocol from the drop-down list. Valid values are as follows: All. Search for all trial types Interventional. Search for Interventional trials only Non-Interventional. Search for Non-interventional trials only
   Trial Sub-type	If you search for Non-Interventional trials only, you can limit your search to a trial sub-type. Valid values are as follows: Observational. Search for Observational trials only (primary strategy for subject identification and follow-up; epidemiologic, outcome, or other) Ancillary-Correlative. Search for Ancillary-Correlative trials only (associated with a clinical trial and other biological studies using clinical specimens that can be linked to individual)
   XML Required?	Select the XML criteria from the drop-down list. Valid values are as follows: All. Search for trials without consideration of XML file requirements Yes. Limit your search to trials that require an XML file No. Limit your search to trials that do not require an XML file
   Search by Submission Method	Select the means by which the trial was submitted to the CTRP from the drop-down list. Valid values are as follows: Batch. Search for trials submitted via the NCI CTRP Registration Batch Upload site Registration. Search for trials submitted via Registration ClinicalTrials.gov.  Search for trials imported from ClinicalTrials.gov PDQ.  Search for trials submitted via the NCI Physician Data Query database Grid Services. Search for trials submitted via the NCI CTRP web services Other. Search for trials submitted via any method other than those listed above
   Lead Organization	Select the principal administrative organization responsible for the research protocol from the drop-down list. Tip To narrow the list of organizations displayed, click the Lead Organization field and type the initial letter of the organization’s name. You can also use the Up and Down arrow keys on your keyboard to scroll through the list.
   Primary Purpose	Select the primary reason for the trial from the drop-down list. For primary purpose definitions, see Primary Purpose Values (interventional trials), and  Primary Purpose Values (non-interventional trials) .
   Current Trial Status	Select the current stage or state of a clinical trial or study relative to other stages and its ability to enroll participants/patients from the drop-down list. For trial status definitions, see Trial status definitions.
   Milestone	Select the current milestone from the drop-down list. For individual milestone definitions, see Processing Trial Milestones. When appropriate, both Administrative and Scientific milestones and their dates are included for each trial in the search results list.
   Trials I Have Checked Out	Select this check box if you want to limit your search to trials that you have checked out to validate, abstract, or edit.
   Search By Trial Category	Select the trial category from the drop-down list. Valid values are as follows: All. Returns all trials, including Abbreviated and Complete trials Abbreviated. Returns Abbreviated (Industrial/Other) trials only. Design and implementation of the study is controlled by the pharmaceutical company or by another organization. Complete. Returns Complete trials only National - National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) and other NIH-supported National Trial Networks. Externally Peer-Reviewed - R01s, SPORES, U01s, U10s, P01s, CTEP, or any other clinical research study mechanism supported by the NIH or an approved peer-reviewed funding organization. Institutional - In-house clinical research studies authored or co-authored by Cancer Center investigators and undergoing scientific peer-review solely by the Protocol Review and Monitoring System of the Cancer Center. The Cancer Center investigator has primary responsibility for conceptualizing, designing and implementing the clinical research study and reporting results. It is acceptable for industry and other entities to provide support (e.g., drug, device, other funding) but the trial should clearly be the intellectual product of the center investigator. This category may also include: Institutional studies authored and implemented by investigators at another Center, Multi-site institutional studies authored and implemented by investigators at your Center.
   Search CTEP, DCP, or All Trials	Select the sponsor organization from the drop-down list. Valid values are as follows: All Trials. Returns all trials, including CTEP and DCP trials CTEP and DCP PIO. Returns either CTEP or DCP PIO trials 2 CTEP PIO Trials Only. Returns CTEP PIO trials only DCP PIO Trials Only. Returns DCP PIO trials only

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3. Click Search, or press the Enter key on your keyboard.
   The results of your query are listed in the Search Results section.

    
   
   The system displays an asterisk (*) in the Official Title column for trials that have alternate titles.
   

4. To view the alternate titles, click the asterisk.
   Alternate titles are listed in the Trial Alternate Titles window.
   

5. To view details for a trial, click the NCI Trial Identifier link for the trial of interest, or click any link in the Action column.
   The Trial Identification page displays trial identifiers and other details. It also displays one or more options to check out the trial for processing. For example, if you logged in to the application as a Super Abstractor, you can check the trial out for both administrative and scientific processing, as in the figure below. However, if you logged in as an Administrative Abstractor, your only option is to check in/out the trial for administrative processing.

   
   
   

   Returning to the Search Results page

   To return to your most recent search results, click Back to Search Results on the Trial Identification page.
6. To view a Trial Summary Report (TSR), click the View TSR link for the trial of interest, and open the file.
7. To export the search result records, at the upper or lower right corner of the search results table, click one of the following:
   • Click CSV to create a generic comma-separated value file.
   • Click Excel to create a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

You can search for organizations that are currently registered with the Clinical Trials Reporting Program.

How to Search for Registered Organizations

1. On the main menu, click Search Organizations.
   The Search Organizations window appears.
   
   

2. Provide as much information as you can about the organization you are looking for, or, enter the Person/Organization (PO) ID or Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) Identifier. You must enter search criteria in at least one field.

   Searching by PO ID

   The PO ID you enter for your search criterion must be exact and complete. That is, do not use partial IDs or wildcards.

   Using wildcard characters ( % )

   You can type a series of characters in any of the search fields (except the PO ID, which must be an exact match) to narrow the search results. The system adds wildcards on both sides of the search string (the series of letters you type) for you implicitly. You can type wildcard symbols (% or *) between characters of the string as necessary.

3. Click Search.
   The Search Organizations window displays the results of your search.

   
   

   Tip

   If the organization you are searching for is not listed, you may have searched too narrowly (that is, you may have provided too much information about the organization). If the list of results is very long and contains many organizations that are similar to the one you are searching for, you can narrow your search by providing more information.

4. If the organization does not appear in the results table, do one of the following to modify your search:
   
   • To broaden your search so that more organizations are listed in the search results, delete one or more of your criteria. For example, if you searched by part of the organization’s name, city, state, and zip code in your original search, you may want to search by state alone.
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   • To narrow your search so that fewer organizations are listed in the search results, provide more about your organization. For example, if you searched by state in your original search, you may want to search by city in addition to the state.
5. To view the details of any organization in the search results list, click its PO-ID.
   The Organization Details window displays current information about the organization, including an email link that you can use to contact the organization.
   
   
   

You can search for persons that are currently registered with the Clinical Trials Reporting Program.

How to Look Up Registered Persons

1. On the main menu, click Search Persons.
   The Search Persons window appears.
   
   Search Persons Window

2. Provide as much information as you can about the person you are looking for, or, enter the Person/Organization (PO) ID or Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP) Identifier. To search by person role, select a role from the Person Role drop-down list. You must enter search criteria in at least one field.

   Searching by PO ID

   The PO ID you enter for your search criterion must be exact and complete. That is, do not use partial IDs or wildcards.

   Using wildcard characters ( % )

   You can type a series of characters in any of the search fields (except the PO ID, which must be an exact match) to narrow the search results.The system adds wildcards on both sides of the search string (the series of letters you type) for you implicitly. You can type wildcard symbols (% or *) between characters of the string as necessary.

3. Click Search.
   The Search Persons window displays the results of your search.
   
   

   Tip

   If the person you are searching for is not listed, you may have searched too narrowly (that is, you may have provided too much information about the person). If the list of results is very long and contains many persons that are similar to the one you are searching for, you can narrow your search by providing more information.

4. If the person does not appear in the results table, do one of the following to modify your search:
   
   • To broaden your search so that more persons are listed in the search results, delete one or more of your criteria. For example, if you searched by part of the person’s name, city, state, and zip code in your original search, you may want to search by state alone.
     - or -
   • To narrow your search so that fewer persons are listed in the search results, provide more about your person. For example, if you searched by state in your original search, you may want to search by city in addition to the state.
5. To view the details of any person in the search results list, click its PO-ID link.
   The Person Details window displays current information about the person.
   
   
6. To view the details of the organization with which the person is affiliated, click its PO-ID link.