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. 2017 Dec 5;7(12):e017917. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017917

Table 1.

Transparency measures and analysed clinical trial samples

Transparency measure Samples analysed (from successful NDAs)
All trials (including those in healthy volunteers) Trials in patients Trials subject to FDAAA*
Registered in a public registry by 13 months post FDA approval X X
Either trial results or a CSR synopsis provided in a public registry by 13 months post FDA approval X X
Published in a journal indexed in PubMed, Google Scholar or EMBASE by 13 months post FDA approval X X
Results publicly available in some form (results or CSR synopsis in registry, or journal article) by 13 months post FDA approval X X
Compliant with FDAAA—‘trial completion date’ interpretation X
Compliant with FDAAA—‘approval date’ interpretation X

*Trials that FDAAA defines as being covered by its results reporting requirements.

CSR, clinical study report; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; FDAAA, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act; NDA, new drug application.