The landscape of Phase IV Clinical Trials in India – A comprehensive analysis of the Clinical Trial Registry-India
Purpose: Phase IV clinical studies are usually performed after a new drug obtains approval from a regulatory agency for marketing and use in the general population. There is not much information available on public platform regarding the types of contemporary Phase IV studies conducted in India. We...
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| author | Bikash Ranjan Meher Bikram Keshari Rout Subashri Ponnusamy Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty Biswa Mohan Padhy |
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Phase IV clinical studies are usually performed after a new drug obtains approval from a regulatory agency for marketing and use in the general population. There is not much information available on public platform regarding the types of contemporary Phase IV studies conducted in India. We aimed to determine the fundamental characteristics of Phase IV clinical trials using the Clinical Trials Registry–India (CTRI) registry data.
Materials and Methods:
A comprehensive search was undertaken for the total number of Phase IV studies registered between the inception of CTRI and May 2024. Information was analyzed based on the different characteristics of the registered study like year of registration, type of study, type of intervention, type of outcome, and type of sponsorship.
Results:
Two hundred and thirty-eight studies fulfilling the inclusion criteria were included in the analysis. Twenty-nine (12.2%) of those were undertaken to assess only safety outcomes, 27 (11.4%) had only efficacy outcomes whereas a large number of studies (n = 182, 76.4%) were conducted to assess both safety as well as efficacy parameters. Almost 98% of the studies did not provide details of publication on the CTRI platform.
Conclusion:
Although progress has been made in the conduction of clinical research in India, there is a need to conduct more Phase IV clinical studies and provide the details of their publication on the CTRI site to enhance credibility and transparency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-549501f64d3240e9a2e1bf05483f49d32025-08-20T03:36:31ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsPerspectives in Clinical Research2229-34852229-54882025-07-0116313814210.4103/picr.picr_150_24The landscape of Phase IV Clinical Trials in India – A comprehensive analysis of the Clinical Trial Registry-IndiaBikash Ranjan MeherBikram Keshari RoutSubashri PonnusamyRashmi Ranjan MohantyBiswa Mohan PadhyPurpose: Phase IV clinical studies are usually performed after a new drug obtains approval from a regulatory agency for marketing and use in the general population. There is not much information available on public platform regarding the types of contemporary Phase IV studies conducted in India. We aimed to determine the fundamental characteristics of Phase IV clinical trials using the Clinical Trials Registry–India (CTRI) registry data. Materials and Methods: A comprehensive search was undertaken for the total number of Phase IV studies registered between the inception of CTRI and May 2024. Information was analyzed based on the different characteristics of the registered study like year of registration, type of study, type of intervention, type of outcome, and type of sponsorship. Results: Two hundred and thirty-eight studies fulfilling the inclusion criteria were included in the analysis. Twenty-nine (12.2%) of those were undertaken to assess only safety outcomes, 27 (11.4%) had only efficacy outcomes whereas a large number of studies (n = 182, 76.4%) were conducted to assess both safety as well as efficacy parameters. Almost 98% of the studies did not provide details of publication on the CTRI platform. Conclusion: Although progress has been made in the conduction of clinical research in India, there is a need to conduct more Phase IV clinical studies and provide the details of their publication on the CTRI site to enhance credibility and transparency.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/picr.picr_150_24clinical trial registryclinical trials registry-indiaphase iv clinical trialsphase iv studiespostmarketing studies |
| spellingShingle | Bikash Ranjan Meher Bikram Keshari Rout Subashri Ponnusamy Rashmi Ranjan Mohanty Biswa Mohan Padhy The landscape of Phase IV Clinical Trials in India – A comprehensive analysis of the Clinical Trial Registry-India Perspectives in Clinical Research clinical trial registry clinical trials registry-india phase iv clinical trials phase iv studies postmarketing studies |
| title | The landscape of Phase IV Clinical Trials in India – A comprehensive analysis of the Clinical Trial Registry-India |
| title_full | The landscape of Phase IV Clinical Trials in India – A comprehensive analysis of the Clinical Trial Registry-India |
| title_fullStr | The landscape of Phase IV Clinical Trials in India – A comprehensive analysis of the Clinical Trial Registry-India |
| title_full_unstemmed | The landscape of Phase IV Clinical Trials in India – A comprehensive analysis of the Clinical Trial Registry-India |
| title_short | The landscape of Phase IV Clinical Trials in India – A comprehensive analysis of the Clinical Trial Registry-India |
| title_sort | landscape of phase iv clinical trials in india a comprehensive analysis of the clinical trial registry india |
| topic | clinical trial registry clinical trials registry-india phase iv clinical trials phase iv studies postmarketing studies |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/picr.picr_150_24 |
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