CT.gov Sponsor Primary-Only Gap
2026-03-29 | full-registry ct.gov audit | plots, figures, and e156 bundle
Series
IndustrySponsor-ClassPhaseStructural MissingnessEvidence VisibilityCompletion CohortCondition HiddennessSponsor ConcentrationRule-Era ReportingPublication UndercountOncology HiddennessCardiovascular HiddennessMetabolic HiddennessEnrollment-SizeGeography-ScaleDesign-PurposeCompletion-DelayTrial-ArchitectureIntervention-TypeCountry ReportingStopped-TrialOutcome-DensityActual-FieldUs-Versus-GlobalModality-SponsorCountry-ConditionDisease-GeographyCondition-SponsorCountry-SponsorUs-Versus-Ex-UsIndustry-FamilyRisk-Adjusted HiddennessOverdue Results ClockPublication Index GapProbable Act/Fdaaa DebtSponsor Excess WatchlistCountry Excess WatchlistCondition Excess WatchlistBlack-Box TrialsStrict-Proxy RepeatersSponsor Ghost RepeatersCountry Ghost WatchlistCondition Ghost WatchlistBlack-Box Sponsor RepeatersStrict-Core Black-BoxSponsor Overdue DebtCountry Overdue DebtCondition Overdue DebtNarrative-Gap RepeatersActual-Discipline RepeatersSponsor Ancient BacklogCountry Ancient BacklogCondition Ancient BacklogDescription-Black-Box RepeatersCompletion-Timing RepeatersCountry Description Black-BoxCondition Description Black-BoxSponsor Enrollment-Gap RepeatersCountry Enrollment-GapCondition Enrollment-GapCountry Narrative-GapCondition Narrative-GapSponsor Primary-Outcome-GapCountry Primary-Outcome-GapCondition Primary-Outcome-GapSponsor Detailed-Description-GapCountry Detailed-Description-GapCondition Detailed-Description-GapSponsor Text AsymmetryCountry Text AsymmetrySponsor Primary-OnlyCountry Primary-OnlyCondition Primary-OnlyCondition AsymmetryClass Primary-Only
E156 Micro-Paper

CT.gov Sponsor Primary-Only Gap

A 156-word micro-paper on which named sponsors most often omit endpoint text while the broad study narrative remains on older CT.gov records.

AP-HP
NCI
NIAID
Ranbaxy

Paper

Primary-only gaps are narrower than general endpoint-text gaps because they require the larger study narrative to remain present.

Reading note

Which named sponsors most often leave older CT.gov study pages without the primary outcome description while keeping the broader detailed-description field? We analysed 249,507 eligible older closed interventional studies from the March 29, 2026 full-registry snapshot and ranked sponsors with at least 100 studies. We defined a primary-only gap as missing primary outcome description with detailed description still present, then compared stock, rate, and class patterns. AP-HP led the sponsor primary-only-gap stock table at 421 studies, followed by the National Cancer Institute at 402, NIAID at 351, and Sanofi at 299. Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited had the highest large-sponsor primary-only-gap rate at 98.0 percent, while Dr. Reddys Laboratories reached 82.9 percent and Alliance Oncology reached 60.5 percent. This endpoint-only gap removes the sentence naming the main outcome even when the broader study narrative remains visible for readers. These counts describe missing registry text fields and do not by themselves establish legal non-compliance, concealment, or absent materials elsewhere.

AP-HP gap
421
Primary-only gaps
NCI gap
402
Primary-only gaps
NIAID gap
351
Primary-only gaps
Sanofi gap
299
Primary-only gaps