ClinicalTrials.gov Research Explorer

What it does

Helps researchers navigate ClinicalTrials.gov to find relevant studies, extract methodology details, and identify gaps.

Use cases

For literature reviewers

• Build search strategies for ClinicalTrials.gov
• Extract intervention protocols from registered trials
• Identify unpublished trials to reduce publication bias

For protocol developers

• Analyze how similar trials have structured their arms, outcomes, and endpoints
• Identify standard outcome measures used in your area
• Find collaborating sites and investigators

For grant writers

• Demonstrate awareness of existing trials in your specific aims
• Identify gaps your study fills
• Locate potential multi-site collaborators

Output prompts

• Summary table of identified trials
• PICO extraction from trial records
• Comparison of primary outcomes across trials
• "State of the field" paragraph for grant background sections

Works for

Clinical psychology, health psychology, neuropsychology, psychiatry, and behavioral medicine.