Clinical trial registration:
a model for basic research?
August 17, 2008
Version 1.0
Martin Fenner
fenner.martin@mh-hannover.de
Hannover Medical School, Germany

Rationale for registration
of clinical trials
• Improve trial participation by patients
• Reduce unnecessary duplication of research efforts
• Increase opportunities for collaboration
• Prevent biased under-reporting or over-reporting of
research
Krleza-Jeric 2005. doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7497.956