Data extraction and management
Information publicly accessible on the website of NMPA includes: Sponsors and registered projects, such as funding organizations, types and locations; basic information of clinical trials, such as titles, study sites, date of first registration and insurance; study design, such as indications, name and category of drugs, study phase, design type, sample size, and primary and secondary endpoints. Except for the insurance, all other information is publicly accessible on the ChiTR website. The data of all of the above trial related information were extracted and compiled into an EXCEL worksheet for subsequent check and analysis.