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Table 6 Proportion of reporting results within all studies by characteristics, 2008–2019

From: Updated analysis of pediatric clinical studies registered in ClinicalTrials.gov, 2008–2019

 

Trials, No.(%)

χ2

P value

Has Results

(n = 6,125)

No Results Available

(n = 46,935)

Study type

  

1,256.8

< 0.001

 Interventional

5,403(15.0)

30,733(85.0)

  

 observational

722(4.3)

15,970(95.7)

  

Lead sponsor

  

4,545.6

< 0.001a

 Industry

3,080(30.8)

6,920(69.2)

  

 NIH

132(15.8)

705(84.2)

  

 US federal

52(20.2)

206(79.8)

  

 Other

2,861(6.9)

38,872(93.1)

  

Enrollment

  

29.4

< 0.001b

 1–100

3,349(11.7)

25,170(88.3)

  

 101–1,000

2,248(12.1)

16,259(87.9)

  

  > 1,000

528(9.5)

5,025(90.5)

  

Phase

  

218.8

< 0.001

 Early Phase 1-Phase 2

1,645(42.7)

7,413(57.3)

  

 Phase 3-Phase 4

2,204(56.3)

5,759(43.7)

  
  1. χ2 test for effect of characteristics influencing proportion of reporting study results
  2. aMultiple comparisons: NIH vs US adjusted p value = 0.120, p < 0.001 for those not specifically noted (adjustment method: fdr)
  3. bMultiple comparisons: 1–100 vs 101–1,000 adjusted p value = 0.190