ClinicalTrials.gov Study

Schema for a clinical trial study record from the ClinicalTrials.gov API

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Properties

Name Type Description
nctId string ClinicalTrials.gov NCT identifier
briefTitle string Brief title of the clinical trial
officialTitle string Full official title of the study
overallStatus string Current overall recruitment status
conditions array Conditions or diseases being studied
interventions array Interventions or treatments being investigated
studyType string Type of study
phases array Clinical trial phases
leadSponsor object Primary sponsor of the trial
startDate string Actual or anticipated start date
completionDate string Actual or anticipated completion date
eligibilityCriteria string Inclusion and exclusion criteria text
minimumAge string Minimum age for eligibility
maximumAge string Maximum age for eligibility
sex string Eligible biological sex (ALL, FEMALE, MALE)
enrollmentCount integer Target enrollment count
locations array Trial locations
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

nlm-clinical-trial-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/united-states-national-library-of-medicine/main/json-schema/nlm-clinical-trial-schema.json",
  "title": "ClinicalTrials.gov Study",
  "description": "Schema for a clinical trial study record from the ClinicalTrials.gov API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "nctId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ClinicalTrials.gov NCT identifier",
      "pattern": "^NCT[0-9]{8}$"
    },
    "briefTitle": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Brief title of the clinical trial"
    },
    "officialTitle": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full official title of the study"
    },
    "overallStatus": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Current overall recruitment status",
      "enum": [
        "RECRUITING",
        "ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING",
        "COMPLETED",
        "NOT_YET_RECRUITING",
        "SUSPENDED",
        "TERMINATED",
        "WITHDRAWN",
        "ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION",
        "AVAILABLE",
        "UNKNOWN"
      ]
    },
    "conditions": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Conditions or diseases being studied",
      "items": {"type": "string"}
    },
    "interventions": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Interventions or treatments being investigated",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "type": {"type": "string"},
          "name": {"type": "string"},
          "description": {"type": "string"}
        }
      }
    },
    "studyType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of study",
      "enum": ["INTERVENTIONAL", "OBSERVATIONAL", "EXPANDED_ACCESS"]
    },
    "phases": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Clinical trial phases",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": ["EARLY_PHASE1", "PHASE1", "PHASE2", "PHASE3", "PHASE4", "NA"]
      }
    },
    "leadSponsor": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Primary sponsor of the trial",
      "properties": {
        "name": {"type": "string"},
        "class": {"type": "string"}
      }
    },
    "startDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Actual or anticipated start date"
    },
    "completionDate": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Actual or anticipated completion date"
    },
    "eligibilityCriteria": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Inclusion and exclusion criteria text"
    },
    "minimumAge": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Minimum age for eligibility"
    },
    "maximumAge": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Maximum age for eligibility"
    },
    "sex": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Eligible biological sex (ALL, FEMALE, MALE)",
      "enum": ["ALL", "FEMALE", "MALE"]
    },
    "enrollmentCount": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Target enrollment count"
    },
    "locations": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Trial locations",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "facility": {"type": "string"},
          "city": {"type": "string"},
          "state": {"type": "string"},
          "country": {"type": "string"},
          "status": {"type": "string"}
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["nctId", "briefTitle", "overallStatus"]
}

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