Cancer Trials Database Comment Window Gets 30-Day Boost
Published Date: 3/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The National Cancer Institute is asking for 30 more days of public comments on their Clinical Trials Reporting Program (CTRP) database, which helps track cancer research studies. This correction fixes a previous notice and explains that no comments were received during the first 60 days. The program saves time by reducing duplicate reports, and there’s no cost except the time spent by researchers updating the database.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Annual Time Burden on Researchers
Clinical research administrators and other respondents are estimated to spend a total of 18,000 hours per year on the CTRP database. The notice lists 9,000 respondents, 24,000 annual responses, and 18,000 estimated annualized burden hours.
Per-Report Time and Frequency Requirements
The CTRP requires initial trial registration that takes 1 hour, trial registration updates that take 1 hour, trial registration amendments that take 1 hour, and accrual updates that take 30 minutes each. The notice states there are three amendments and four accrual updates per trial each year.
No Monetary Costs; Fewer Duplicate Reports
The notice says there are no costs to respondents other than their time and that the CTRP consolidates reporting to reduce redundant submissions. OMB approval is requested for three years under control number 0925-0600.
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