Mahmood Ahmad
Tahir Heart Institute
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Protocol: CT.gov Sponsor Ghost Repeaters

This protocol re-reads the wave-nine sponsor watchlist with the ghost-protocol target at the center instead of adjusted missing-results stock alone. Primary outputs compare sponsor-level excess ghost stock, raw ghost counts, black-box stock, and strict-core spillover among sponsors with at least 100 older studies. The aim is to isolate a deeper silence state than overdue results alone. Ghost-protocol status here is defined from registry-visible results and publication-link fields rather than from external publication auditing.

Outside Notes

Type: protocol
Primary estimand: Excess ghost-protocol stock among named lead sponsors with at least 100 older studies
App: CT.gov Sponsor Ghost Repeaters dashboard
Code: https://github.com/mahmood726-cyber/ctgov-sponsor-ghost-repeaters
Date: 2026-03-29
Validation: FULL REGISTRY RUN

References

1. ClinicalTrials.gov API v2. National Library of Medicine. Accessed March 29, 2026.
2. DeVito NJ, Bacon S, Goldacre B. Compliance with legal requirement to report clinical trial results on ClinicalTrials.gov: a cohort study. Lancet. 2020;395(10221):361-369.
3. Zarin DA, Tse T, Williams RJ, Carr S. Trial reporting in ClinicalTrials.gov. N Engl J Med. 2016;375(20):1998-2004.

AI Disclosure

This work represents a compiler-generated evidence micro-publication built from structured registry data and deterministic summary code. AI was used as a constrained coding and drafting assistant for interface generation, packaging, and prose refinement, not as an autonomous author. The analytical choices, interpretation, and final outputs were reviewed by the author, who takes responsibility for the content.