Exploring trial publication and research waste in COVID-19 randomised trials of hydroxychloroquine, ... Background The global research response to the COVID-19 pandemic was impressive, but also led to an infodemic and considerable research waste. Registered, but unpublished trials added to this noise. W...

Looking at COVID-related #RCTs registered btw [01 Nov 19 - 31 Dec 21] available via WHO #ICTRP, authors find that less than a third made their results public and registry entries were frequently not updated:
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