Table 2. Termination categories and whether results for a primary outcome measure were (a) reported on ClinicalTrials.gov or (b) published in a biomedical journal (as of December 2013).
| ClinicalTrials.gov | Primary Publication | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reason for Termination | Total # of Trials | YES N (% of Total) | NO N (% of Total) | YES N (% of Total) | NO N (% of Total) |
| Scientific data from the trial | 193 | 175 (90.7%) | 18 (9.3%) | 88 (45.6%) | 105 (54.4%) |
| Other than scientific data from the trial | 619 | 402 (64.9%) | 217 (35.1%) | 86 (13.9%) | 533 (86.1%) |
| Reason not provided | 93 | 71 (76.3%) | 22 (23.7%) | 24 (25.8%) | 69 (74.2%) |
| Total | 905 | 648 (71.6%) | 257 (28.4%) | 198 (21.9%) | 707 (78.1%) |