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Get Count of Clinical Trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

ctg_count.Rd

This function retrieves the count of clinical trials from ClinicalTrials.gov based on specified parameters.

Usage

ctg_count(
  condition = NULL,
  location = NULL,
  title = NULL,
  intervention = NULL,
  status = NULL
)

Arguments

condition

A character string specifying the condition being studied (default: NULL).

location

A character string specifying the location of the trials (default: NULL).

title

A character string specifying keywords in the study title (default: NULL).

intervention

A character string specifying the type of intervention (default: NULL).

status

A character vector specifying the recruitment status of the trials. Allowed values are: Valid values include:

  • ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING - Studies that are actively conducting but not recruiting participants.

  • COMPLETED - Studies that have completed all phases.

  • ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION - Studies that are enrolling participants by invitation only.

  • NOT_YET_RECRUITING - Studies that have not yet started recruiting.

  • RECRUITING - Studies that are actively recruiting participants.

  • SUSPENDED - Studies that are temporarily halted.

  • TERMINATED - Studies that have been terminated before completion.

  • WITHDRAWN - Studies that have been withdrawn before enrollment.

  • AVAILABLE - Studies that are available.

  • NO_LONGER_AVAILABLE - Studies that are no longer available.

  • TEMPORARILY_NOT_AVAILABLE - Studies that are temporarily not available.

  • APPROVED_FOR_MARKETING - Studies that have been approved for marketing.

  • WITHHELD - Studies that have data withheld.

  • UNKNOWN - Studies with an unknown status.

Default is NULL.

Value

A number representing the total count of clinical trials matching the specified parameters.

Examples

ctg_count(
  condition = "Cancer",
  location = "India",
  title = NULL,
  intervention = "Drug",
  status = "RECRUITING"
)
#> [1] 96