# ClinicalTrials.gov Studies Export (`recinosss/clinicaltrials-studies-export`) Actor

Export normalized public study records from the ClinicalTrials.gov API without collecting patient data or contact details.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/recinosss/clinicaltrials-studies-export.md
- **Developed by:** [Jose Recinos](https://apify.com/recinosss) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## ClinicalTrials.gov Studies Export

Export normalized public study records from the official ClinicalTrials.gov API. This Actor is built for clinical intelligence, market research, trial monitoring, sponsor tracking, RAG pipelines, and regulatory research workflows.

### What it does

- Searches ClinicalTrials.gov by broad term, condition, intervention, sponsor, and location.
- Saves one normalized dataset item per public study record.
- Extracts study status, titles, dates, sponsors, collaborators, conditions, interventions, design details, eligibility, and locations.
- Omits study contact names, emails, phone numbers, and patient-level data.
- Uses no browser, no proxy, no login, and no API key.

### Input example

```json
{
  "condition": "asthma",
  "overallStatus": "RECRUITING",
  "studyType": "INTERVENTIONAL",
  "phase": "ANY",
  "includeBriefSummary": true,
  "includeEligibility": true,
  "includeLocations": true,
  "maxLocationsPerStudy": 20,
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "nctId": "NCT06837584",
  "studyUrl": "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06837584",
  "briefTitle": "Control and Treatment of Outpatient Children With Asthma",
  "overallStatus": "NOT_YET_RECRUITING",
  "conditions": ["Asthma"],
  "leadSponsor": "Beijing Children's Hospital",
  "design": {
    "studyType": "OBSERVATIONAL",
    "phases": [],
    "enrollmentCount": 300
  },
  "interventions": [],
  "locationCountries": ["China"],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Notes and limits

The Actor uses the public ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 endpoint:

- `https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies`

Requests are limited to one request per second. Filters for study status, type, and phase are applied after retrieval so the Actor can remain stable even when API search syntax changes.

### Suggested pricing

Use pay-per-result pricing at **US$0.002 per study** (US$2.00 per 1,000 results).

Cost estimate:

- ClinicalTrials.gov returns up to 100 studies per API page in this Actor.
- A 1,000-result run needs about 10 API requests.
- No browser and no proxy are used, so platform cost should usually stay below US$0.20 per 1,000 results.
- At US$2.00 per 1,000 results, there is room for Apify's platform fee and the creator's execution cost.

### Compliance posture

This Actor collects public clinical study registry records. It does not collect patient data, does not automate login, does not submit forms, and intentionally omits contact names, emails, and phone numbers.

### Data source and notices

Data comes from the public ClinicalTrials.gov API (U.S. National Library of Medicine). This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by NLM, NIH or ClinicalTrials.gov. It omits names, emails and phone numbers of study contacts.

# Actor input Schema

## `queryTerm` (type: `string`):

Optional broad ClinicalTrials.gov search term, such as oncology, asthma, vaccine, or NCT ID.

## `condition` (type: `string`):

Optional condition or disease filter passed to ClinicalTrials.gov query.cond.

## `intervention` (type: `string`):

Optional intervention, drug, device, procedure, or biological product filter passed to query.intr.

## `sponsor` (type: `string`):

Optional sponsor or collaborator filter passed to query.spons.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Optional country, state, city, or facility location search passed to query.locn.

## `overallStatus` (type: `string`):

Optional client-side filter for study recruitment status.

## `studyType` (type: `string`):

Optional client-side filter for study type.

## `phase` (type: `string`):

Optional client-side filter for interventional trial phase.

## `includeBriefSummary` (type: `boolean`):

Include the public brief summary text from each study record.

## `includeEligibility` (type: `boolean`):

Include public eligibility criteria such as sex, age range, and healthy-volunteer flag. Contact details are never saved.

## `includeLocations` (type: `boolean`):

Include public study location facilities and geography, capped per study. Location contact names and contact details are omitted.

## `maxLocationsPerStudy` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of location records to save per study.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of study records to save.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "overallStatus": "ANY",
  "studyType": "ANY",
  "phase": "ANY",
  "includeBriefSummary": true,
  "includeEligibility": true,
  "includeLocations": true,
  "maxLocationsPerStudy": 20,
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("recinosss/clinicaltrials-studies-export").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("recinosss/clinicaltrials-studies-export").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call recinosss/clinicaltrials-studies-export --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,recinosss/clinicaltrials-studies-export"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/rCqmoh1gLEF4he8kj/builds/NrMpdDZ7C7ftcQFi8/openapi.json