bc_get_studies_by_condition

Search clinical trials by specific medical condition, filtered by status, study type, location, and sorted by recency or enrollment. Designed for biomedical researchers seeking targeted study data.

Instructions

Search for clinical trials by medical condition with simplified parameters.

This function provides a focused search for clinical trials related to a specific medical condition, with common filters that biomedical researchers typically use.

Args: condition (str): Medical condition or disease name to search for. status (str, optional): Study status filter (default: "ALL"). study_type (str, optional): Type of study filter (default: "ALL"). location_country (str, optional): Country where studies are conducted. page_size (int): Number of results to return (default: 50, max: 1000). sort (str): Sort order for results (default: most recently updated).

Returns: dict: Study search results with summary statistics or error message

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`condition`	Yes	Medical condition or disease name (e.g., 'breast cancer', 'diabetes', 'alzheimer')
`location_country`	No	Country filter (e.g., 'United States', 'Germany')
`page_size`	No	Number of results to return
`sort`	No	Sort order: 'LastUpdatePostDate:desc', 'StudyFirstPostDate:desc', 'EnrollmentCount:desc'	LastUpdatePostDate:desc
`status`	No	Study status filter: 'RECRUITING', 'ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING', 'COMPLETED', 'ALL'	ALL
`study_type`	No	Type of study: 'INTERVENTIONAL', 'OBSERVATIONAL', 'ALL'	ALL

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "condition": {
      "description": "Medical condition or disease name (e.g., 'breast cancer', 'diabetes', 'alzheimer')",
      "title": "Condition",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "location_country": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Country filter (e.g., 'United States', 'Germany')",
      "title": "Location Country"
    },
    "page_size": {
      "default": 50,
      "description": "Number of results to return",
      "maximum": 1000,
      "minimum": 1,
      "title": "Page Size",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "sort": {
      "default": "LastUpdatePostDate:desc",
      "description": "Sort order: 'LastUpdatePostDate:desc', 'StudyFirstPostDate:desc', 'EnrollmentCount:desc'",
      "title": "Sort",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "status": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": "ALL",
      "description": "Study status filter: 'RECRUITING', 'ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING', 'COMPLETED', 'ALL'",
      "title": "Status"
    },
    "study_type": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": "ALL",
      "description": "Type of study: 'INTERVENTIONAL', 'OBSERVATIONAL', 'ALL'",
      "title": "Study Type"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "condition"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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