• 1. Key Unit of Methodology in Clinical Research of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou, 510120, P.R.China;
  • 2. DME Center of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, P.R.China;
WEN Zehuai, Email: wenzh@gzucm.edu.cn
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Objective To investigate the current situation of domestic registry studies, and to provide basis for future research.Methods World Health Organization (WHO) registration platform, ClinicalTrials.gov registration platform and other registration platforms were searched to collect the registered registration studies in Mainland China from inception to July 31st, 2018. Two researchers collected and collated data, analyzed by descriptive statistical methods, and then python-igraph package in Python 3.5 was used to draw the network diagram.Results A total of 247 studies were retrieved, mainly for disease registry and pharmaceutical product registry. Cohort and case-series were the principally study design. The research focused on chronic diseases such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and research sites were based on the economically developed area, for example, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong. The network diagram of study design and disease system shows that cohort research design is widely used in the nervous system and circulatory system; the network diagram of the research sites and disease system found that Beijing mainly studied circulatory and nervous system diseases, Shanghai mainly studied circulatory system diseases, and Guangdong relatively studied more on nervous system and urinary system diseases.Conclusion The increasing number of registry studies in China reflects the importance of long-term outcome assessment of diseases.

Citation: ZHOU Li, OUYANG Wenwei, LI Geng, LIU Aolin, WEN Zehuai. Analysis of the current situation of registry studies in China. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2019, 19(6): 702-707. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.201811126 Copy

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