International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP)

International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP)

Brief news update

The ICTRP search portal can be accessed at https://trialsearch.who.int . It is also possible to search other registries such as clinicaltrials.gov, and other primary registries of the ICTRP Network that can be found on this page. The UTN application can be accessed at  https://trialsearch.who.int/utn.aspx .

The Listserv mailing is not used anymore and a new mailing system will be used again soon for dissemination of the ICTRP news.

The WHO Internship Programme is back, Click here to find out more . There are currently no ICTRP Internship positions available.

In 2024, the COVID-19 download files will be updated monthly.

The mission of the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform is to ensure that a complete view of research is accessible to all those involved in health care decision making. This will improve research transparency and will ultimately strengthen the validity and value of the scientific evidence base.

The registration of all interventional trials is a scientific, ethical and moral responsibility.

Note: You cannot register a trial with WHO. The WHO ICTRP is not a clinical trials registry. In order to register a trial, please contact one of the Primary registries.

What is a clinical trial?

For the purposes of registration, a clinical trial is any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes. Clinical trials may also be referred to as interventional trials. Interventions include but are not restricted to drugs, cells and other biological products, surgical procedures, radiologic procedures, devices, behavioural treatments, process-of-care changes, preventive care, etc. This definition includes Phase I to Phase IV trials.

 

What is trial registration?

WHO regards trial registration as the publication of an  internationally-agreed set of information about the design, conduct and administration of clinical trials. These details are published on a publicly-accessible website managed by a registry conforming to WHO standards.

 

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