| name | clinical-trials |
| description | ClinicalTrials.gov API client and analysis toolkit. Search, filter, and download trial records. Analyze trial designs, endpoints, enrollment, sponsors, and results. Automate systematic trial discovery. |
| tags | ["clinical-trials","research","api","systematic-review","healthcare","zorai"] |
Overview
Search, filter, and download clinical trial records from ClinicalTrials.gov. Analyze trial designs, endpoints, enrollment, sponsors, and results. Automate systematic trial discovery.
Installation
uv pip install requests
Search Trials
import requests
params = {
"query.term": "diabetes AND metformin AND phase 3",
"pageSize": 25,
"format": "json",
"sort": "LastUpdateDate",
}
resp = requests.get("https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies", params=params)
data = resp.json()
for study in data.get("studies", []):
p = study["protocolSection"]
nct = p["identificationModule"]["nctId"]
title = p["identificationModule"]["briefTitle"]
status = p["statusModule"].get("overallStatus", "Unknown")
print(f"{nct}: {title[:60]} [{status}]")
Study Details
resp = requests.get("https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies/NCT04251195")
study = resp.json()
design = study["protocolSection"]["designModule"]
print(f"Purpose: {design.get('primaryPurpose')}")
Workflow
- Search trials via ClinicalTrials.gov API v2
- Filter by condition, intervention, phase, status
- Download structured trial data (JSON)
- Extract PICO: Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome
- Analyze trial designs, enrollment, and results
