[[Clinical trial]]s are substantial financial [[investment]]s for their [[sponsor]]s and substantial time
investments for participating clinicians and patients. Trials, when done well, can change the standard of care, offering new hope for some diseases or improved understanding for others. Yet there are persistent
concerns that the results of many trials languish, unpublished and unreported, preventing the scientific community from acting on important clinical data
((Karsy M, Brock AA, Rolston JD. Hiding in Plain Sight: Underreporting of
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)).