Not all clinical trials will lead to publication in a scholarly journal.  However, most researchers are required to post their results to ClinicalTrials.gov once the trial is completed. This resource is provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ClinicalTrials.gov

  • Search for your condition, disease, or other search term in the search box.
  • When results are returned, limit your search to those with results posted, by checking the Study Results filter on the left-hand side of the screen.

For trials that do result in article publication, the following databases allow users to search for the published results of clinical trials.  Each resource has the ability to limit to Clinical Trials as a publication or article type.

PubMed.gov

Provided by the US National Library of Medicine, PubMed is a freely available database containing more than 26 million citations for biomedical information.

  • After performing a search, click the Additional Filters box on the left side of the screen.
  • Within the Article Type section, select from a variety of options, including Clinical Study, Clinical Trial Protocol, Controlled Clinical Trial, or Clinical Trial, Phase I - IV.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text

CINAHL contains information published from 1982 to present on nursing and allied health fields.  Search results in CINAHL can be limited to clinical trials by choosing "Clinical Trial" from the "Publication Type" selection box in the Limit your Results section of the search interface. Then click Search.

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