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. 2020 Sep 30;10(3):878–887. doi: 10.3126/nje.v10i3.31622

Table 2:

Impact of COVID-19 on new subject enrollment in clinical trials

Variables Variables YoYD* March 2020 Vs March 2019 YoYD* April 2020 Vs April 2019 YoYD* May 2020 Vs May 2019
All countries, All Therapeutic areas -65% -79% -74%
Asia China -68% -33% -49%
India -84% -97% -95%
Japan -44% -69% -72%
South Korea -61% -42% -54%
Europe France -68% -81% -76%
Germany -33% -77% -81%
Italy -53% -49% -65%
Spain -68% -82% -68%
United States -66% -83% -73%
United Kingdom -80% -95% -100%
Therapeutic areas Cardiovascular -69% -95% -91%
CNS** -68% -76% -75%
Endocrine -64% -91% -89%
ID/ Anti infectives -47% -66% -52%
Oncology -48% -60% -58%
Respiratory -34% -86% -81%

* YoYD = year-on-year difference ;

** CNS = central nervous system

Source: COVID-19 and Clinical Trials: The Medidata Perspective, Release 5.0 [5]