bc_search_studies

Search for clinical trials by conditions, interventions, sponsors, status, phase, and other study characteristics to support biomedical research and data retrieval.

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
`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`status`	No	Study status: 'RECRUITING', 'ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING', 'COMPLETED', 'TERMINATED', 'SUSPENDED', 'WITHDRAWN', 'NOT_YET_RECRUITING'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'

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "condition": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Medical condition or disease (e.g., 'cancer', 'diabetes')",
      "title": "Condition"
    },
    "intervention": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Drug, therapy, or treatment name (e.g., 'aspirin', 'chemotherapy')",
      "title": "Intervention"
    },
    "location_country": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Country where study is conducted (e.g., 'United States', 'Germany')",
      "title": "Location Country"
    },
    "max_age": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "minimum": 0,
          "type": "integer"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Maximum age of participants in years",
      "title": "Max Age"
    },
    "min_age": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "minimum": 0,
          "type": "integer"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Minimum age of participants in years",
      "title": "Min Age"
    },
    "page_size": {
      "default": 25,
      "description": "Number of results to return",
      "maximum": 1000,
      "minimum": 1,
      "title": "Page Size",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "phase": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Study phase: 'PHASE1', 'PHASE2', 'PHASE3', 'PHASE4', 'EARLY_PHASE1', 'NA'",
      "title": "Phase"
    },
    "sex": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Sex of participants: 'ALL', 'FEMALE', 'MALE'",
      "title": "Sex"
    },
    "sort": {
      "default": "LastUpdatePostDate:desc",
      "description": "Sort order: 'LastUpdatePostDate:desc', 'StudyFirstPostDate:desc', 'EnrollmentCount:desc'",
      "title": "Sort",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "sponsor": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Study sponsor organization (e.g., 'Pfizer', 'NIH')",
      "title": "Sponsor"
    },
    "status": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Study status: 'RECRUITING', 'ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING', 'COMPLETED', 'TERMINATED', 'SUSPENDED', 'WITHDRAWN', 'NOT_YET_RECRUITING'",
      "title": "Status"
    },
    "study_type": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Type of study: 'INTERVENTIONAL', 'OBSERVATIONAL', 'EXPANDED_ACCESS'",
      "title": "Study Type"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

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