ISRCTN application form

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Please note that you have to complete all 4 sections of the application in one session - you cannot save one section and return to it later.

What trials are eligible for an ISRCTN?

Trials should either be randomised controlled trials or studies designed to assess the efficacy of healthcare interventions.

Data set

The data set of items in the application form is divided into 4 different sections:

• SECTION 1 - Applicant details (the person making the application, who we can contact should there be any query on the application)
• SECTION 2 - Trial details
• SECTION 3 - Sponsor details (the organisation taking primary responsibility for ensuring that the design of the study meets appropriate standards and that arrangements are in place to ensure appropriate conduct and reporting)
• SECTION 4 - Lead principal investigator/contact details (the individual with legal and scientific responsibility for the trial, even if it is a multicentre trial)

A list of field definitions is available for further information on the fields in section 2.

Please do not enter trial details in capitals. Once the form has been submitted, you will get an email confirming receipt of your application, which you may print out for your records if you wish. The ISRCTN editorial office will then check whether the application is eligible. An administrative charge will then be requested - the 2008 rate is £150 per trial (US$300/€200 based on March 2008 exchange rates).

Charges may be waived or reduced for trials that are sponsored, funded and carried out in developing and transitional countries, in line with HINARI (Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative).

Once payment has been received, the ISRCTN editorial office will inform the applicant and the lead principal investigator of the ISRCTN that has been assigned to the trial, and the record will be included in the ISRCTN Register.

Ownership

The ISRCTN Register is owned by ISRCTN – a not-for-profit organisation. Current Controlled Trials Ltd. administers the scheme on behalf of ISRCTN.

Please click here for more information about the ISRCTN scheme.

March 2008