Watch our new videos on YouTube showing:
- How to register your study
- How to request an update to your study record
- How to report your study results
The full playlist can be found here.
ISRCTN registry
ISRCTN is a clinical trial registry recognized by the WHO and ICMJE that accepts planned, ongoing or completed studies of any design. ISRCTN is committed to supporting research transparency. The first ISRCTN numbers were issued in 2000, so we celebrated 20 years of ISRCTN in 2020.
Why register with us?
- Our expert editors work with investigators to ensure that trial records are clear and complete before publication
- We send prompts to update records at key milestones
- ISRCTN records include basic results summaries, protocols, published results links and data sharing plans
- ISRCTN records encourage public involvement by including plain English summaries and appear on the WHO ICTRP and Be Part of Research portals
New instruction videos now on YouTube
Our new world-first partnership with the Health Research Authority (HRA)
Soon all CTIMPs (and later, all interventional studies) in the UK that receive a favourable research ethics committee (REC) opinion will be automatically submitted to ISRCTN using data from the HRA’s systems, meaning that trialists and sponsors will not have to apply for registration separately.
The partnership will create a simplified process for registration, take the burden away from research sponsors and researchers, and ensure that information about the trials is publicly available for the benefit of all.
The partnership is part of the HRA's Make it Public strategy and also supports the UK’s commitments to the G7 Therapeutics and Vaccines Clinical Trials Charter. Please see the HRA’s combined review guidance here and our statement here.
If you have any queries, please contact us at info@isrctn.com.
Recent On Medicine Blogs
Recent On Health Blogs
New dashboard view
As part of our ongoing development of the ISRCTN website, we are looking at introducing a dashboard-style view of the registry database, which can be used to see an overview of the activity and transparency status of studies. You can filter the results to see studies that are relevant to you (e.g. sponsored or funded by a particular institution). To see the prototype dashboard and to give us your valuable feedback, please click here. There is a link to provide your feedback on the dashboard, alternatively you can access the feedback form here.
#ISRCTN20 blogs
Quizzes
20th Anniversary Quiz
How much do you know about the ISRCTN registry?
Clinical Trials Day 2020 Quiz: COVID-19
How much do you know about the clinical trials currently investigating COVID-19?
Infographics
ISRCTN's response to COVID-19
ISRCTN has implemented several changes in order to support research transparency during the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Standard search terms
to maximize discoverability
- Guidance to facilitate same-day registration
- Prompts to investigators to update records for studies paused due to COVID-19
- Collaboration with UK organizations to enhance information consistency
Search for ‘COVID-19’ to see all the studies registered so far, and read our blogs:
Can inspiratory muscle training help patients recover from surgery and ICU treatment for COVID-19?
A ray of HOPE: digital self-management for people living with cancer during COVID-19
The clinical trials fighting COVID-19: platform and repurposed drug trials
The clinical trials fighting COVID-19: vaccines, testing and other conditions