title: Clinical trial registration promotes patient protection and benefit, advances the trust of everyone, and is required.
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D026661:Clinical Trials Data Monitoring Committees / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D032984:Ethics, Research; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D017594:Publication Bias / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011786:Quality Control; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D012042:Registries; D013909:Thorax; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States; D014956:Writing