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How to Search for Studies with Results

Learn how to search for clinical studies that have results posted on BMU CTR. The results of a study include information about the study's Participant Flow, Baseline Characteristics, Outcome Measures, and Adverse Events (including Serious Adverse Events). You can use these instructions on a computer or smartphone.

Please note that not all studies have results.

How to find a study or group of studies with results

  1. To find a specific study or group of studies with results, enter information into at least one of the basic search filters:
    • Use the Condition/disease filter to find a study about a certain disease
    • Use the Other terms filter to find a specific study using the BDCTR ID
    • Use the Intervention/treatment filter to find a study using a specific drug or treatment
  2. Leave the Study status filter set to All studies.
  3. Open the More filters menu.
  4. Scroll down to the Study results filter and mark the With results checkbox. If you forget to add the With results checkbox here, you can add it from the Search results page using Refine search — all filters.
  5. Click Search.

The list of studies that appears on your search results page will include your search filters and will have study results. For example, if you enter "breast cancer" in the Condition/disease filter and mark the With results checkbox, all the studies on the Search results page will include breast cancer and have results. You can use the filter panel or Refine search — all filters to add additional filters to your search.

How to find all the studies with results on BMU CTR

  1. To find all the studies with results on BMU CTR, leave the basic search filters blank.
  2. Leave the Study status filter set to All studies.
  3. Open the More filters menu.
  4. Scroll down to the Study results filter and mark the With results checkbox. If you forget to add the With results checkbox here, you can add it from the Search results page using Refine search — all filters.
  5. Click Search.

The list of studies that appears on your search results page will include all the studies with results on BMU CTR. You can use the filter panel or Refine search — all filters to add additional filters to your search.

How to find completed studies with results

  1. To find completed studies with results, you can leave the basic search filters blank or use the basic search filters to search for a study or group of studies with results focused on a certain condition or using a specific treatment.
  2. Leave the Study status filter set to All studies.
  3. Open the More filters menu.
  4. Scroll down to the Study results filter and mark the With results checkbox.
  5. Click Search.
  6. On the Search results page, find the Study status filter in the filter panel.
  7. Click on Completed. The number next to it is how many studies you will see by applying this filter to your search.

The list of studies that appears on your search results page will be all the studies that are completed and have study results. You can use the filter panel or Refine search — all filters to add additional filters to your search.

How to find studies with results that are no longer looking for participants

  1. To find studies with results that are no longer looking for participants, you can leave the basic search filters blank or use the basic search filters to search for a study or group of studies with results that is focused on a certain condition or using a specific treatment.
  2. Leave the Study status filter set to All studies.
  3. Open the More filters menu.
  4. Scroll down to the Study results filter and mark the With results checkbox.
  5. Click Search.
  6. On the Search results page, find the Study status filter in the filter panel.
  7. Click on each of the statuses for studies that are no longer looking for participants: Active, not recruiting; Completed; and Terminated. The number next to each is how many studies you will see by applying that filter to your search.

The list of studies that appears on your search results page will include studies that are no longer looking for participants and have study results. You can use the filter panel or Refine search — all filters to add additional filters to your search.

How to find studies with Results Submitted

From the home page:

  1. To find studies that have results information submitted (not necessarily posted), you can leave the basic search filters blank or use the basic search filters to search for a study or group of studies with results that is focused on a certain condition or using a specific treatment.
  2. Leave the Study status filter set to All studies.
  3. Open the More filters menu.
  4. Scroll down to the Results submitted filter. The No selection option will be checked by default.
  5. Choose one of the options: No results submitted, or Submitted, QC review not concluded.
  6. Click Search.

From the Search results page:

  1. Open Refine search — all filters.
  2. Scroll down to the Results submitted filter. The No selection option will be checked by default.
  3. Choose one of the options: No results submitted, or Submitted, QC review not concluded.
  4. Click Search.

All of the studies listed in the search results will have results submitted based on your filter selections. You can use the filter panel or Refine search — all filters to add additional filters to your search.

On a smartphone

You can search for studies with results on a smartphone using the same steps as those above.

If you didn't add the With results filter when you started your search on the home page, you can add it once you are on the Search results page.

  1. Open Refine search — all filters above the list of studies.
  2. Scroll down to find the Study results filter and mark the With results checkbox.
  3. Click Search.

The list of studies on your search results page will all have results posted.

How to find and view the study results

Search results are best viewed in the Card view or the Table view. You can change the view by using one of the buttons at the top of the list of studies.

In Card view, studies with results will say View results in the status box on the right.

Click on the View results link to go to the Summary results section of that study record. In Table view, or for any study, you can also click on the title of the study to open the study record. To help understand study results, read How to Read Study Results.