Released today: We’ve added a new feature to Trip that helps you understand clinical trials in their full context. When you view an RCT, Trip now automatically attempts to links to:

  • its ClinicalTrials.gov registration, and
  • any systematic reviews that include the study.

This makes it easier to verify protocols, spot outcome discrepancies, and see how a trial fits into the wider evidence base – all without extra searching. This is how it looks:

In the top RCT we can see it links to 3 trial registrations. The second RCT links to 1 trial registration and is linked to 4 systematic reviews. And, finally, for the 3rd RCT we have not been able to find a trial registration or an inclusion in a systematic review. NOTE: Just because we can’t find a trial registration it doesn’t mean it’s not been registered, it simply means we have been able to identify it using the scraping technology we’ve employed.

If you click on the ‘Details’ link a drop-down appears:

This is really cool and it’s part of our ongoing effort to make high-quality evidence quicker and easier to use.