Learn the options for viewing, saving, and managing your search results.
About search results
The Search results page includes these main parts:
Filters
Use the filter panel and Refine search — all filters to get fewer results by adding more filters or to get more results by removing filters. On a computer, the filter panel is to the left of your search results. On a smartphone, click Filters above the list of studies to open it.
Number of studies and active filters
At the top of the list of studies, you can find the number of studies you are viewing on the page out of the total number of studies that match your search terms (for example, "Viewing 1–20 out of 135 studies"). You will see 20 studies per page. Each filter you used appears as a chip under the number of studies. Click a chip to remove that filter, or click Clear all to remove all of them.
List of study records
This area displays the studies that match the search terms you used, such as the condition, intervention, or the location. By default, the studies are ordered with the newest first.
The list of studies can be displayed in several different views:
- Card – Shows each study in your results displayed on a card (rectangle)
- Table – Shows each study in your results as a different row in a table - details about the study are displayed in columns
- Map - Shows the places where your studies are taking place on a map
You can change the view between Card, Table, and Map using the buttons at the top of the list of studies. The view you choose is saved in the page address, so a bookmarked or shared search opens in the same view.
Helpful features
| Feature | Function |
|---|---|
| Card / Table / Map | Click to view studies as cards, in a table, or on a map. The view you are in is highlighted. |
| Sort | Select Newest first, Oldest first, or Title (A–Z) to sort the list of studies in your search results. |
| Checkbox | Click this checkbox beside a study to select one or more studies to download or save. Use Select all on this page to select every study on the page. |
| RSS | Click this to create an RSS feed for your search filters. |
| Clear | After selecting one or more studies, click on this to clear all studies you selected. |
| Download | Click this to download studies as a CSV file. |
| Save selected | Click this to save selected studies to your Saved Studies. |
| Save | Click this beside a study to save it to your Saved Studies. |
| Filter chips | Click a chip to remove that filter, or click Clear all to remove all the filters you selected. |
| Refine search — all filters | Click to open every search field and filter, filled in with your current search. |
| Page numbers | Click to go to the next page of your search results or to a specific page of search results. These buttons are below the list of studies at the bottom of the page. |
| Glossary | Click this to open the glossary. |
Card view
Card view shows information about each study in your search results in a card (rectangle). If you are in Card view, the Card button will be highlighted.
The card for each study shows:
- BDCTR ID - the study identification number, also known as the BMU CTR study ID
- Study title - the name of the study. Words that match your search are shown in bold.
- Conditions - the disease or health condition being studied. Conditions that match your search are highlighted.
- Locations - where the study is taking place (or took place if the study is not looking for participants anymore). If a study has many locations, click Show all to see them all.
- Status - for example, whether the study is Recruiting, Enrolling by invitation, or Completed
- Green box - the study is looking for participants or soon will be. The box has links to Find contact information and Check who can join.
- Red box - the study is not looking for participants. The box says No longer looking for participants.
- Grey box - the study status was not given
- If summary results have been posted, the box also has a View results link.
The card also has a check box you can use to select the study to download or save, and a Save button you can use to save the study. Click the study title to open the study record.
Table view
Table view shows your search results in a table. Table view is helpful for researchers or healthcare professionals who want to see detailed information about each study.
- Each row is a different study.
- Each column contains information about the study: BDCTR ID, study title, status, conditions, interventions, sponsor, study type, phase, study start, first posted, and locations.
- On a small screen, scroll sideways in the table to see more columns.
Map view
Map view shows where the studies in your search results are taking place. Each study site is placed on the map at its district or division (or at its country, if no district or division is given), not at an exact address. To move around the map, use the functionality on your device (like your mouse, cursor, or touch screen). You can also use the + and - to zoom in or out on the map.
- Green markers show places with studies that are looking for participants.
- Red markers show places with studies that are not looking for participants.
- Click on a marker to see a list of the studies from your search at that place. Click a study to open the study record.
Sort your search results
In Card view or Table view, you can change the order of the studies listed on the Search results page by using the Sort options above the list of studies.
- Sorting studies by Newest first will rearrange the list so that the most recently registered studies are nearer to the top of the list. This is the default.
- Sorting studies by Oldest first will put the earliest registered studies nearer to the top of the list.
- Sorting studies by Title (A–Z) will list the studies alphabetically by title.
Move between pages of results
If your search has more studies than fit on one page, use the page numbers below the list of studies to go to the next page or to a specific page of search results.
Filters
Using the filters, you can:
- Add filters to further focus (get fewer) search results
- Remove filters to expand (get more) search results
The filter panel lets you choose a specific study status (such as Recruiting, Enrolling by invitation, or Completed), phase, or study type. The number next to each option tells you how many studies from your search have that option. Refine search — all filters opens the same filters you can use during your search on the home page.
To learn more about focusing your search by adding filters, read How to Search for Clinical Studies.
Where to find the filters
On a computer:
- The filter panel is on the left of the list of studies.
- Refine search — all filters is above the list of studies. Click it to open or close it.
On a smartphone or tablet:
- To open the filter panel, click Filters above the first study card.
Select studies to download or save
In Card view and Table view, each study in your search results has a checkbox that you can click to select it.
- In Card view, the checkbox is in the upper left corner of each card.
- In Table view, the checkbox is in the first column of each row.
- To select all the studies on the page, click Select all on this page.
Studies you select stay selected when you move to another page of results. As you select studies, the Clear button will show the number of studies you’ve selected in parentheses. You can click the Clear button to deselect all the studies you have selected.
After you have selected studies, you can download or save the selected studies.
Download studies
You can download information from the studies in your search results. The Download button is on the action bar above the list of studies. If you have selected studies, the button downloads only the studies you selected (Download selected). If you do not select any studies, it downloads all the studies in your search (Download all (CSV)), up to 5,000 studies.
Studies are downloaded as a CSV file. This format can open in a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel.
Add studies to Saved Studies
After you have selected studies by clicking the checkbox, you can add them to your Saved Studies. To do this, click the Save selected button on the action bar above the list of studies. You can also save a single study by clicking the Save button on its card. This lets you view the studies you saved later.
To go to your Saved Studies, use the link in the main navigation menu. Saved studies are stored in your browser, so they are only available on the device and browser you used to save them, and they are lost if you clear your browser data.
Create an RSS feed
You can create an RSS feed to automatically get updates on study records on BMU CTR. To do this, click the RSS button on the action bar at the top of the Search Results page.
To learn more about RSS feeds and how to create an RSS feed, read RSS Feeds.
Every search is saved in the page address, so you can also bookmark a search in your browser or share the link to come back to the same results later.