bc_search_studies
Search clinical trials by condition, intervention, sponsor, status, phase, study type, location, age, and sex to identify relevant studies for biomedical research.
Instructions
Search for clinical trials studies based on various criteria.
This function allows biomedical researchers to find relevant clinical trials by searching across conditions, interventions, sponsors, and other study characteristics.
Args: condition (str, optional): Medical condition or disease to search for. intervention (str, optional): Drug, therapy, or treatment name to search for. sponsor (str, optional): Study sponsor organization. status (str, optional): Current status of the study. phase (str, optional): Clinical trial phase. study_type (str, optional): Type of study (interventional, observational, etc.). location_country (str, optional): Country where study is conducted. min_age (int, optional): Minimum age of participants in years. max_age (int, optional): Maximum age of participants in years. sex (str, optional): Sex of participants. page_size (int): Number of results to return (default: 25, max: 1000). sort (str): Sort order for results (default: most recently updated).
Returns: dict: Study search results or error message
Input Schema
Name | Required | Description | Default |
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condition | No | Medical condition or disease (e.g., 'cancer', 'diabetes') | |
intervention | No | Drug, therapy, or treatment name (e.g., 'aspirin', 'chemotherapy') | |
location_country | No | Country where study is conducted (e.g., 'United States', 'Germany') | |
max_age | No | Maximum age of participants in years | |
min_age | No | Minimum age of participants in years | |
page_size | No | Number of results to return | |
phase | No | Study phase: 'PHASE1', 'PHASE2', 'PHASE3', 'PHASE4', 'EARLY_PHASE1', 'NA' | |
sex | No | Sex of participants: 'ALL', 'FEMALE', 'MALE' | |
sort | No | Sort order: 'LastUpdatePostDate:desc', 'StudyFirstPostDate:desc', 'EnrollmentCount:desc' | LastUpdatePostDate:desc |
sponsor | No | Study sponsor organization (e.g., 'Pfizer', 'NIH') | |
status | No | Study status: 'RECRUITING', 'ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING', 'COMPLETED', 'TERMINATED', 'SUSPENDED', 'WITHDRAWN', 'NOT_YET_RECRUITING' | |
study_type | No | Type of study: 'INTERVENTIONAL', 'OBSERVATIONAL', 'EXPANDED_ACCESS' |