🏥 ClinicalTrials.gov Trials Scraper

Collect structured clinical trial data directly from ClinicalTrials.gov without writing code. Search by condition, location, phase, sponsor, study type, and dozens of other filters. Get up to 30 fields per trial, export as JSON, CSV, or Excel, and build medical research datasets in minutes. Perfect for clinical operations, competitive monitoring, and regulatory compliance.

The ClinicalTrials.gov Trials Scraper collects comprehensive clinical trial records with up to 30 structured data fields per trial, supports all native search filters without authentication, and connects directly to the official ClinicalTrials.gov data source for maximum accuracy.

✨ What Does It Do

• 📝 Trial ID and Title - track studies by their unique NCT number and full study title for reference and compliance documentation
• 📊 Study Status and Phase - identify recruiting trials and filter by research phase (Phase 0 through Phase 4) for targeted analysis
• 👥 Enrollment and Eligibility - capture enrollment counts, age groups, gender eligibility, and inclusion/exclusion criteria to assess trial feasibility
• 🎯 Conditions and Interventions - extract disease categories and treatment types to identify therapeutic focus areas and competitive positioning
• 🏢 Sponsor and Collaborators - record lead sponsor names, sponsor types (NIH, Industry, Academic), and collaborating organizations for partnership mapping
• 📍 Locations and Facilities - collect recruitment sites by country, state, and facility name to identify geographic distribution and site density
• 📈 Outcomes and Results - extract primary and secondary outcome measures plus flags indicating whether results are posted online
• 📅 Timeline Dates - capture study start, completion, and posting dates to track progression and identify recent activity

🔧 Input

• Start URL - paste a ClinicalTrials.gov search URL directly. When set, all other filters are ignored
• Max items - number of trials to collect. Free users limited to 100 per run, paid users up to 1,000,000
• Condition/disease - search for specific medical conditions (e.g., diabetes, cancer, hypertension)
• Intervention/treatment - filter by treatment type, drug name, procedure, or device
• Other terms - add additional keywords to combine with condition and intervention
• Location - filter by country, state, city, zip code, or facility address
• Study Status - show all studies or only recruiting and not yet recruiting trials
• Sex - filter by eligible sex (All, Female, or Male)
• Age groups - select from standard buckets (Child 0-17, Adult 18-64, Older Adult 65+)
• Manual age range - set custom minimum and maximum age limits with units (years, months, weeks, days)
• Healthy volunteers - include only trials that accept healthy volunteers when toggled on
• Study Phase - filter interventional studies by phase labels (Early Phase 1 through Phase 4)
• Study Type - choose from Interventional, Observational, Patient registries, or Expanded access studies
• Study Results - show all studies, only those with posted results, or only those without results
• Study Documents - filter for studies with available protocols, statistical analysis plans, or informed consent forms
• Funder Type - filter by lead sponsor type (NIH, Other federal, Industry, or Other)
• Date ranges - filter by study start date, completion dates, posting dates, or results posting dates
• Title and acronym - search by study title or acronym keyword
• Outcome measure - search for specific outcome measurement terms
• Sponsor or collaborator - search by organization name
• Study IDs - search by NCT number or protocol ID
• Facility name - search by facility or site name
• FDAAA violation flag - show only studies flagged for FDAAA results submission violations
• Sort by - order results by relevance or newest first

Example input:

{
  "startUrl": "https://clinicaltrials.gov/search",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "condition": "diabetes",
  "location": "United States",
  "studyStatusFilter": "recruitingAndNotYetRecruiting",
  "phases": ["phase2", "phase3"],
  "funderTypes": ["industry"],
  "studyStartDateFrom": "2024-01-01"
}

📊 Output

Each trial includes up to 30 data fields covering identification, design, eligibility, enrollment, contacts, and timeline information. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

📝 NCT ID	📋 Trial Title	📖 Summary
🔗 Study URL	📊 Study Type	✅ Overall Status
🎯 Phase	👥 Enrollment Count	📈 Enrollment Type
🏢 Lead Sponsor	🎭 Sponsor Class	👥 Collaborators
🏥 Conditions	💊 Interventions	📊 Primary Outcomes
📈 Secondary Outcomes	📍 Locations	👤 Gender Eligibility
📅 Start Date	✅ Primary Completion	📅 Completion Date
🗓️ Last Update	👶 Min Age	👴 Max Age
🧑 Standard Age Groups	✓ Inclusion Criteria	✗ Exclusion Criteria
📞 Contact Information	🤝 Collaborating Orgs	📋 Document Type
⚠️ Results Posted	📅 Scraped At	🚨 Error Message

💎 Why Choose the ClinicalTrials.gov Scraper?

Feature	Our Actor	Similar Tools
Direct connection to official ClinicalTrials.gov database	✔️	❌
Support for all 30+ native ClinicalTrials.gov search filters	✔️	Partial
No key or authentication required	✔️	❌
Auto-enrichment with detailed trial data from full records	✔️	❌
Automatic deduplication of search results	✔️	❌
Filter by FDAAA compliance violations	✔️	❌
Support for custom date range filters across 6 date types	✔️	Partial
Locate studies by facility name and geographic region	✔️	❌
Document availability filtering (protocols, SAPs, consent forms)	✔️	❌
Export to CSV, JSON, or Excel with up to 1,000,000 records	✔️	✔️
Free tier with 100 trials per run, paid tier up to 1M records	✔️	Varies
Automatic rate limiting and residential proxy support	✔️	Varies

📋 How to Use

No technical skills required. Follow these simple steps:

1. Sign Up - Create a free account with $5 credit
2. Find the Tool - Search for "ClinicalTrials.gov Trials Scraper" in the Apify Store and configure your input
3. Run It - Click "Start" and watch your results appear

That's it. No coding, no setup, no complicated configuration. Now you can export your data in CSV, Excel, or JSON format.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 📊 Medical Researchers search clinical trials by disease, phase, and sponsor to identify study designs and enrollment strategies for literature reviews and systematic reviews
• 💼 Pharmaceutical Sales monitor competitor drug trials by intervention and sponsor to identify pipeline activity and market opportunities before launch announcements
• 🏥 Healthcare Administrators collect local trial sites by facility name and location to connect patients to recruitment opportunities and build community partnerships

❓ FAQ

🔍 How does this scraper work? The scraper connects directly to the official ClinicalTrials.gov data source and runs search queries based on your filters. It then enriches each result with detailed trial information and exports the data to your dataset.

📊 How accurate is the data? Data comes directly from the official ClinicalTrials.gov database, the authoritative source maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. The scraper captures all fields available with no modifications.

📅 Can I schedule this to run automatically? Yes. You can schedule the actor to run on a recurring basis (daily, weekly, monthly) using Apify's scheduling feature or integrate it with Zapier or Make.

⚖️ Is web scraping ClinicalTrials.gov legal? ClinicalTrials.gov is a public U.S. government database that explicitly allows automated access to its data. However, it is your responsibility to review and comply with ClinicalTrials.gov's terms of service and applicable local laws.

🛡️ Will ClinicalTrials.gov block me? ClinicalTrials.gov welcomes automated access and does not block reasonable request rates. This scraper respects rate limits and uses no blocking techniques.

⚡ How long does a run take? A run collecting 100 trials typically takes 2-5 minutes depending on search filter complexity and network speed. Larger exports (1,000+) may take 10-30 minutes.

⚠️ Are there any limits? Free users can collect up to 100 results per run. Paid users can collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

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🚀 Ready to Start?

Create a free account with $5 credit and collect your first 100 results for free. No coding, no setup.

🆘 Need Help?

• Check the FAQ section above for common questions
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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ClinicalTrials.gov or the U.S. National Library of Medicine. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.