CT.gov Sponsor Detailed-Description Gap
2026-03-29 | full-registry ct.gov audit | plots, figures, and e156 bundle
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Sponsor Detailed-Description-Gap Dashboard

Sponsor detailed-description-gap tables show where older CT.gov pages lose the broad study narrative

GlaxoSmithKline leads sponsor detailed-description-gap stock, Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer remain close behind, and Novo Nordisk plus Boehringer are extreme on rate while Industry dominates the class table.

Description stock
Rate
Classes
Narrative

Dashboard

GlaxoSmithKline leads sponsor detailed-description-gap stock, Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer follow, and Novo Nordisk is the sharpest large-sponsor rate outlier.

How to read the dashboard
GSK gap
1,826
Detailed-gap studies
Boehringer gap
1,600
Detailed-gap studies
Novo rate
97.4%
Large-sponsor rate
Industry rate
53.7%
Class rate
Detailed-description-gap stock
DETAILED-GAP STOCKTop sponsor counts missing detailed descriptionsGlaxoSmithKline1,826Boehringer1,600Pfizer1,593Hoffmann-La Roche1,326Novartis Pharmaceuticals1,266Eli Lilly and Company1,245Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC1,231AstraZeneca1,018BMS831Novo Nordisk A/S821
GlaxoSmithKline, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, and Roche dominate the stock table.
Large mature sponsor portfolios therefore drive much of the missing broad narrative layer.
Detailed-description-gap rate
DETAILED-GAP RATELarge-sponsor detailed-description-gap rateNovo Nordisk A/S97.4%Boehringer96.0%Hoffmann-La Roche95.9%Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc95.6%Allergan95.4%Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.94.9%Novartis94.8%Novartis Vaccines94.2%HCL93.9%Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.93.9%
Novo Nordisk, Boehringer Ingelheim, Roche, and Mylan are the sharpest rate outliers.
Stock and rate identify overlapping but not identical sponsor repeaters.
Sponsor-class rate
CLASS RATEDetailed-description-gap rate by sponsor classINDUSTRY53.7%OTHER26.2%OTHER_GOV24.3%INDIV20.9%NETWORK15.9%FED14.3%NIH2.9%
Industry stands far above the major non-industry classes on detailed-description rate.
That class table shows the broad narrative field is especially thin in industry portfolios.
Read Across Projects

Across The Series

Each project isolates a different dimension of registry opacity, but the point is the contrast between them, not a single leaderboard.

Industry
Industry project

Industry project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Sponsor-Class
Sponsor-class project

Sponsor-class project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Phase
Phase project

Phase project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Structural Missingness
Structural missingness project

Structural missingness project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Evidence Visibility
Evidence visibility project

Evidence visibility project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Completion Cohort
Completion cohort project

Completion cohort project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Condition Hiddenness
Condition hiddenness project

Condition hiddenness project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Sponsor Concentration
Sponsor concentration project

Sponsor concentration project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Rule-Era Reporting
Rule-era reporting project

Rule-era reporting project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Publication Undercount
Publication undercount audit

Publication undercount audit from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Oncology Hiddenness
Oncology hiddenness project

Oncology hiddenness project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Cardiovascular Hiddenness
Cardiovascular hiddenness project

Cardiovascular hiddenness project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Metabolic Hiddenness
Metabolic hiddenness project

Metabolic hiddenness project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Enrollment-Size
Enrollment-size project

Enrollment-size project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Geography-Scale
Geography-scale project

Geography-scale project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Design-Purpose
Design-purpose project

Design-purpose project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Completion-Delay
Completion-delay project

Completion-delay project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Trial-Architecture
Trial-architecture project

Trial-architecture project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Intervention-Type
Intervention-type project

Intervention-type project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Country Reporting
Country reporting project

Country reporting project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Stopped-Trial
Stopped-trial project

Stopped-trial project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Outcome-Density
Outcome-density project

Outcome-density project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Actual-Field
Actual-field project

Actual-field project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Us-Versus-Global
US-versus-global project

US-versus-global project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Modality-Sponsor
Modality-sponsor project

Modality-sponsor project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Country-Condition
Country-condition project

Country-condition project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Disease-Geography
Disease-geography project

Disease-geography project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Condition-Sponsor
Condition-sponsor project

Condition-sponsor project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Country-Sponsor
Country-sponsor project

Country-sponsor project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Us-Versus-Ex-Us
US-versus-ex-US project

US-versus-ex-US project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Industry-Family
Industry-family project

Industry-family project from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Risk-Adjusted Hiddenness
Risk-adjusted hiddenness

Risk-adjusted hiddenness from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Overdue Results Clock
Overdue results clock

Overdue results clock from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Publication Index Gap
Publication index gap

Publication index gap from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Probable Act/Fdaaa Debt
Probable ACT/FDAAA debt

Probable ACT/FDAAA debt from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Sponsor Excess Watchlist
Sponsor excess watchlist

Sponsor excess watchlist from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Country Excess Watchlist
Country excess watchlist

Country excess watchlist from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Condition Excess Watchlist
Condition excess watchlist

Condition excess watchlist from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Black-Box Trials
Black-box trials

Black-box trials from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Strict-Proxy Repeaters
Strict-proxy repeaters

Strict-proxy repeaters from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Sponsor Ghost Repeaters
Sponsor ghost repeaters

Sponsor ghost repeaters from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Country Ghost Watchlist
Country ghost watchlist

Country ghost watchlist from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Condition Ghost Watchlist
Condition ghost watchlist

Condition ghost watchlist from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Black-Box Sponsor Repeaters
Black-box sponsor repeaters

Black-box sponsor repeaters from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Strict-Core Black-Box
Strict-core black-box

Strict-core black-box from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Sponsor Overdue Debt
Sponsor overdue debt

Sponsor overdue debt from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Country Overdue Debt
Country overdue debt

Country overdue debt from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Condition Overdue Debt
Condition overdue debt

Condition overdue debt from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Narrative-Gap Repeaters
Narrative-gap repeaters

Narrative-gap repeaters from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Actual-Discipline Repeaters
Actual-discipline repeaters

Actual-discipline repeaters from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Sponsor Ancient Backlog
Sponsor ancient backlog

Sponsor ancient backlog from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Country Ancient Backlog
Country ancient backlog

Country ancient backlog from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Condition Ancient Backlog
Condition ancient backlog

Condition ancient backlog from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Description-Black-Box Repeaters
Description-black-box repeaters

Description-black-box repeaters from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Completion-Timing Repeaters
Completion-timing repeaters

Completion-timing repeaters from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Country Description Black-Box
Country description black-box

Country description black-box from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Condition Description Black-Box
Condition description black-box

Condition description black-box from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Sponsor Enrollment-Gap Repeaters
Sponsor enrollment-gap repeaters

Sponsor enrollment-gap repeaters from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Country Enrollment-Gap
Country enrollment-gap

Country enrollment-gap from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Condition Enrollment-Gap
Condition enrollment-gap

Condition enrollment-gap from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Country Narrative-Gap
Country narrative-gap

Country narrative-gap from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Condition Narrative-Gap
Condition narrative-gap

Condition narrative-gap from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Sponsor Primary-Outcome-Gap
Sponsor primary-outcome-gap

Sponsor primary-outcome-gap from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Country Primary-Outcome-Gap
Country primary-outcome-gap

Country primary-outcome-gap from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Condition Primary-Outcome-Gap
Condition primary-outcome-gap

Condition primary-outcome-gap from the CT.gov hiddenness series.

Country Description
CT.gov Country Detailed-Description Gap

Country-linked tables showing where older CT.gov records most often omit the detailed-description field.

Condition Description
CT.gov Condition Detailed-Description Gap

Condition-family tables showing where older CT.gov records most often omit the detailed-description field.

Sponsor Asymmetry
CT.gov Sponsor Text Asymmetry

Named-sponsor tables showing where detailed-description gaps greatly outnumber primary-outcome-only gaps.

Country Asymmetry
CT.gov Country Text Asymmetry

Country-linked tables showing where detailed-description gaps greatly outnumber primary-outcome-only gaps.