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Principal Investigators (PIs) of clinical trials  funded by the VA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) are responsible for registering and submitting results to ClinicalTrials.gov. 

The VA defines a Clinical Trial as follows:

•  "Any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes." 

Interventions include but are not restricted to drugs, cells and other biological products, surgical procedures, radiologic procedures, devices, behavioral treatments, process-of-care changes, preventive care, etc. This definition includes Phase I to Phase IV trials.

The VA uses the same definition of a clinical trial as the World Health Organization. Review the VA's webpage, ORD Sponsored Clinical Trials: Registration and Submission of Summary Results, for more information. 

For help registering your study or submitting results to ClinicalTrials.gov, contact [email protected].