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Table 4 Number of trials by presence or absence of publication in medical journals

From: Limited accessibility to designs and results of Japanese large-scale clinical trials for cardiovascular diseases

Publication status

Number of trials (N = 152)

 

RCT*

Non-RCT*

Total

Published trials

70

22

92 (60.5%)

Unpublished trials

39

21

60 (39.5%)

   Completed but unpublished trials

14

8

22

   Ongoing unpublished trials

25

13

38

  1. * RCT: randomized controlled trial, Non-RCT: non-randomized controlled trial