ICTRP Registry Network

The WHO Registry Network provides prospective trial registries with a forum to exchange information and work together to establish best practice for clinical trial registration.

The WHO Registry Network is composed of:

• Primary Registries
• Partner Registries
• Data Providers
• Registries working with the ICTRP towards becoming Primary Registries
  

Primary Registries in the WHO Registry Network meet specific criteria for content, quality and validity, accessibility, unique identification, technical capacity and administration. Primary Registries meet the requirements of the ICMJE.

Partner Registries meet the same criteria as Primary Registries in the WHO Registry Network (i.e. for content, quality and validity, etc) except they do not need to:

• Have a national or regional remit or the support of government
• Be managed by a not-for-profit agency
• Be open to all prospective registrants
• For example, they may be limited to trials in a particular condition or intervention

All Partner Registries must also be affiliated with either a Primary Registry in the WHO Registry Network or an ICMJE approved registry. The ICTRP Secretariat is unable to receive data directly from Partner Registries.

It is the responsibility of Primary Registries in the WHO Registry Network to ensure that their Partner Registries meet WHO Registry Criteria.

Data Providers are responsible for a database that is used by one or more registries.

• Data Providers provide data to WHO for inclusion in the ICTRP Search Portal.
• The ICTRP will accept trial records from Data Providers if it is satisfied that those trial records have been created and managed in a manner that is consistent with the WHO Registry Criteria.

In some cases, the Data Provider will be the same organization as the Primary Registry.