Topic-specific living databases of clinical trials: A scoping review of public databases
Continuously updated topic-specific databases of clinical trials remain limited in number, and existing initiatives mainly employ traditional static systematic review methodologies. A key barrier to developing truly living platforms is the lack of accessible, machine-readable, and standardised clinical trial data.
Authors
- Perrine Janiaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7684-8014)
- Kim Boesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8963-8585)
- Lars G Hemkens
- Julian Hirt
Institutions
- University of Basel (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule (CH)
- University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen (CH)
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (DE)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Trials
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17407745251400635
- Primary Topic
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00