Some data quality issues at ClinicalTrials.gov.

Neha ChaturvediBagish MehrotraSangeeta KumariSaurabh GuptaH S SubramanyaGayatri Saberwal

Published in: Trials (2019)

We have outlined four categories of problems with data hosted by ClinicalTrials.gov and have quantified three of them. We also suggest how these errors could be prevented in future. It is important to carry out various kinds of audits of trial registries, in order to identify lacunae in the records, that they be addressed.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
big data
mental health
clinical trial
phase iii
current status
randomized controlled trial
machine learning
quality improvement
adverse drug
data analysis
artificial intelligence