Court Rules More Trial Data Must Be Posted On ClinicalTrials.gov

Plaintiff Peter Lurie, former US FDA associate commissioner, expects results of hundreds of clinical trials of approved medical products will become available under ruling against HHS.

Los Angeles, California, USA - 25 January 2020: Clinical Trials website page. ClinicalTrials.gov logo on display screen, Illustrative Editorial.
Hundreds of more studies may be posted on ClinicalTrials.gov in wake of court ruling

The results of potentially hundreds of clinical trials of approved drugs and medical devices will have to be published on the ClinicalTrials.gov website in the wake of a US federal court ruling.

The court found that the US Department of Human Services erred in concluding that a 2007 law requiring clinical trial...

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