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. 2017 Jul 20;12(7):e0180986. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180986

Table 1. Characteristics of randomized controlled trials published in the three highest-impact journals between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2015.

n = 154
Journal
 Neurology 86
 Lancet Neurology 82
 Annals of Neurology 12
Funding Source
 Industry/Corporate 71
 Public 60
 Private 21
 Mixed 11
 None Disclosed 1
Registry
 Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry 2
ClinicalTrials.gov 158
 EudraCT 4
 ISRCTN 11
 Netherlands Trial Registry 4
 Dutch Trial Registry 1
Time of Registration
 Registered before or during patient enrollment 163
 Retrospectively registered 17
Publication Year
 2011 26
 2012 37
 2013 28
 2014 49
 2015 38
 2016 2
Number of Patients Enrolled
 <100 72
 100–199 32
 200–499 36
 >500 40