ClinicalTrials.gov

AACT Database

AACT (Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov) is a publicly available relational database of all ClinicalTrials.gov study content maintained by the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) at Duke University. It is updated daily and is widely used by researchers as a SQL-friendly mirror of the registry.

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Documentation
https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/

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Data Dictionary
https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/data_dictionary

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: clinical-trials-gov:aact
name: AACT Database
tags:
- Analytics
- Database
- Postgres
- Research
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/
properties:
- url: https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/data_dictionary
  type: Data Dictionary
description: AACT (Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov) is a publicly available relational database
  of all ClinicalTrials.gov study content maintained by the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative
  (CTTI) at Duke University. It is updated daily and is widely used by researchers as a SQL-friendly mirror
  of the registry.