Assessment of clinical trials registered at clinical trial registry of India over past decade: an audit

Authors

  • Shruti S Bhide Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seth G S Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Firoz Tadvi Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seth G S Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Mitesh Maurya Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seth G S Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Sunil Bhojne Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seth G S Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Pragya Chandrakar Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seth G S Medical College & KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3259.ijct20163187

Keywords:

CTRI, Clinical research, Pharmaceutical sponsored, Investigator, Post graduate thesis, India

Abstract

Background: Clinical trial registry of India (CTRI) was launched in 2007. In this audit we attempted to assess the clinical research scenario over the past decade by looking at the information about clinical studies registered at the CTRI from 2007 to 2016.

Methods: We accessed the official website of the CTRI i.e. www.ctri.nic.in and the required information was downloaded and descriptive statistics were used.

Results: We found that the number of studies went on increasing from 31 in 2007 to 7060 in 2016 (as on 22nd June 2016). Majority studies were of interventional in nature as compared to observational and bioavailability and bioequivalence (BABE) studies. Pharmaceutical industry sponsored studies were comparatively higher in number than any other sponsored studies. However their number went on decreasing, while increase in registration of post graduate thesis and investigator sponsored studies was observed.

Conclusions: Though a decrease in Pharmaceutical industry sponsored studies was observed the overall clinical research scenario appears to have improved due to investigator initiated studies and post graduate thesis.

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2016-10-22

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