"Clinical Trials as Topic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Works about pre-planned studies of the safety, efficacy, or optimum dosage schedule (if appropriate) of one or more diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic drugs, devices, or techniques selected according to predetermined criteria of eligibility and observed for predefined evidence of favorable and unfavorable effects. This concept includes clinical trials conducted both in the U.S. and in other countries.
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D002986
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.760.250.500 N05.715.360.775.088.500 N06.850.520.450.250.250
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Clinical Trials as Topic" by people in this website by year, and whether "Clinical Trials as Topic" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 1997 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000 | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 2001 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2002 | 3 | 20 | 23 |
| 2003 | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| 2004 | 10 | 38 | 48 |
| 2005 | 6 | 25 | 31 |
| 2006 | 12 | 42 | 54 |
| 2007 | 6 | 28 | 34 |
| 2008 | 9 | 33 | 42 |
| 2009 | 11 | 40 | 51 |
| 2010 | 9 | 28 | 37 |
| 2011 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| 2012 | 17 | 27 | 44 |
| 2013 | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| 2014 | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| 2015 | 11 | 27 | 38 |
| 2016 | 10 | 27 | 37 |
| 2017 | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| 2018 | 8 | 34 | 42 |
| 2019 | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| 2020 | 14 | 26 | 40 |
| 2021 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2022 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2023 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2024 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clinical Trials as Topic" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of modernizing eligibility criteria on enrollment and representation in acute myeloid leukemia clinical trials. Blood. 2026 Feb 05; 147(6):639-649.
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International consensus on the use of intestinal ultrasound in inflammatory bowel disease trials. J Crohns Colitis. 2025 Sep 28; 19(9).
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Predictors of clinical trial discontinuation in trichotillomania: a secondary analysis of previous clinical trials. BMC Psychiatry. 2025 Sep 02; 25(1):851.
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Incorporation of patient-reported outcomes in pediatric cancer clinical trials: design, implementation, and dissemination. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Sep 01; 117(9):1764-1773.
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Assessing the sex-based enrollment gap in urologic oncology clinical trials. Urol Oncol. 2025 Dec; 43(12):709.e1-709.e7.
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Toward therapeutic trials in primary lateral sclerosis. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2025 Nov; 26(7-8):623-630.
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Comparison of the FDA and EMA guidance on drug development in ulcerative colitis: an expert panel review. J Crohns Colitis. 2025 Jul 03; 19(7).
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Utilizing Patient Input in Rectal Cancer Trial Design. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Jul 01; 117(7):1421-1428.
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Clinical Trial Discussion and Participation in a Breast Cancer Cohort by Race and Ethnicity. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 06 02; 8(6):e2515205.
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Device Therapy for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: The Problem, the Mechanism, the Device, the Trial. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Aug; 106(2):934-942.