Overview
Understanding and correcting common errors encountered during ClinicalTrials.gov registration and results submission reduces delays in record release, improves data quality, and helps ensure compliance with applicable federal requirements and journal publication expectations.
Record Registration Common Errors
ClinicalTrials.gov registration records are commonly returned for revisions when required information is incomplete, inconsistent, or does not align with ClinicalTrials.gov requirements. The document below describes frequently encountered registration errors and provides recommendations for correcting them to facilitate timely and compliant record release:
Results Reporting Common Errors
ClinicalTrials,gov results submissions undergo a comprehensive quality control review by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) before they are posted publicly on ClinicalTrials.gov. Because results reporting requires detailed and internally consistent information across multiple data modules, submissions are frequently returned with comments requesting clarification or correction. The document below highlights common results reporting errors and provides recommendations to help investigators prepare complete, accurate, and compliant results submissions:
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