More on compulsory registration of clinical trials: Complete clinical trial register is already reality for paediatrics

EDITOR—The issue of trial registration has been considered for years but has only recently become a major issue, as underlined also by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) initiative.1

Although a single, all inclusive, worldwide register would be optimal, areas such as paediatrics need special attention since difficulties in carrying out paediatric studies have led to a lack of drug safety and efficacy knowledge in children.2 …