OpenAthens
An OpenAthens account gives all NHS staff and learners access to a wide range of online resources.
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Links to international registries of clinical trials, and databases which include trial results.
An OpenAthens account is required to access those databases marked with an asterisk(*).
ISRCTN registry
The ISRCTN registry is a primary clinical trial registry recognised by WHO and ICMJE that accepts all clinical research studies (whether proposed, ongoing or completed), providing content validation and curation and the unique identification number necessary for publication. All study records in the database are freely accessible and searchable.
International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP)
The ICTRP Search Portal aims to provide a single point of access to information about ongoing and completed clinical trials. It provides a searchable database containing the trial registration data sets made available by data providers around the world meeting criteria for content and quality control.
Healthcare Databases*
Healthcare databases including Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, BNI and Cinahl contain references, often with informative summaries or abstracts, to journal articles including clinical trials.
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