Sources
Two Registries, Two Interfaces
CTRI and ClinicalTrials.gov structure and filter data differently, so planners search twice and reconcile by hand.
Clinera Scout
Identify Active Clinical Protocols and Scopes
Clinera Scout helps study planners monitor competing trials across a region, checking whether they are prospective or retrospective and analyzing target patient cohorts, so you know who is already recruiting your patients before you commit to sites and timelines.
- CTRI
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Prospective / Retrospective
- State and District Filter
The Competing-Trial Problem
You Find Out Who Else Is Recruiting When Enrollment Stalls
Registries hold the answer: which protocols are active, where, and for whom. Pulling it out means manual searches on different portals, repeated for every region.
Region
Region Is Too Coarse
Country-level counts hide when three diabetes trials are already recruiting in the same district you were about to open.
Design
Design Is Buried in the Record
Whether a competing study is prospective or retrospective changes what it means for recruitment, but it is rarely visible without opening each entry.
What Clinera Scout Does
Two Lenses on the Competing Landscape
Structured registry search, filtered the way a study planner thinks: by how the trial is designed and by where it recruits.
01 · Design
Study Design Checks
Filter registry searches by prospective or retrospective designs to analyze how competitors are structuring trials.
02 · Geography
Area-Based Trials Scrape
Search active studies by state and district to assess recruitment density and identify investigator sites.
Features
What Is Inside Clinera Scout
Feature 1
Separate Trials That Compete From Trials That Do Not
Prospective vs. retrospective filter - Applied at query time across both registries.
Design analysis - See how competitors structure trials for your condition: arms, control and cohort scope.
Cohort overlap - Compare a competing protocol target population against your own inclusion scope.
Design Filter
Structured workflow record
ProspectiveRecruiting
RetrospectiveRecords only
Cohort scopeVisible
OverlapCalculated
Feature 2
Recruitment Density Where Site Decisions Are Made
State and district filters - For India via CTRI, with state-level views for ClinicalTrials.gov.
Density read-out - How many active protocols for your condition are already recruiting in a district.
Investigator site discovery - Sites named on active protocols become candidates for your own study.
Regional Density
Structured workflow record
StateMaharashtra
DistrictPune
Active protocols12
Named sites8
Scout Configuration
Search Criteria Inputs - Scout Filter Options
Five inputs define a scan. This example looks for active Type II Diabetes Mellitus trials in Pune district, Maharashtra, across both registries, split by design.
Scout Search CriteriaExample
Trial Category
ProspectiveRetrospective
Registry
CTRI (India)ClinicalTrials.gov (US)
State Filter
Maharashtra
District Filter
Pune
Target Condition
Type II Diabetes Mellitus
Trial CategoryProspective or retrospective
Select one or both to understand whether a competitor is enrolling forward or analyzing records.
RegistryCTRI, ClinicalTrials.gov, or both
One query across both sources, normalized into a single list.
State / DistrictWhere recruitment actually happens
Narrow to the district level to see density where site decisions are made.
Target ConditionThe cohort you are competing for
Returns registered protocols with their cohort scope.
| Protocol | Registry | Design | Status | District | Cohort Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protocol A | CTRI | Prospective | Recruiting | Pune | T2DM, adults 30-65, HbA1c > 7.0 |
| Protocol B | CTRI | Prospective | Recruiting | Pune | T2DM with CKD stage 2-3 |
| Protocol C | ClinicalTrials.gov | Retrospective | Active, not recruiting | Pune | T2DM records 2018-2024 |
How It Works
From Search Criteria to a Site Decision
Step 1
Set Criteria
Trial category, registry, state, district and target condition.
ConfiguredStep 2
Scan Registries
Scout queries CTRI and ClinicalTrials.gov and normalizes the results.
ScanningStep 3
Review Landscape
Active protocols listed with design, status, district and cohort scope.
ResultsStep 4
Assess Density
See how crowded the district is and which sites are already active.
AssessedStep 5
Shortlist Sites
Push candidate investigator sites into Clinera Find for scoring.
To FindUse Cases
When Study Planners Reach for Scout
Pre-Feasibility
Before shortlisting sites, see which districts are saturated with competing prospective trials.
Protocol Design
Check competitor design, cohort scope and status before finalizing your own protocol.
Investigator Discovery
Sites running active protocols in a target region are proven capable in that indication.
Enrollment Diagnosis
When a site under-recruits, check whether a competing trial opened nearby since selection.
Why Clinera Scout
Registry Intelligence at Decision Resolution
2 to 1
Both Registries, One Query
CTRI and ClinicalTrials.gov are searched together and normalized into the same view.
District
Granular Enough to Act On
State and district filters put density at the level where a site is actually chosen.
Connected
Feeds Find and the EDC
Investigator sites surfaced by Scout move into Clinera Find for scoring, then into the Study Builder.
Specifications
At a Glance
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions.
Which registries does Clinera Scout search?+
Scout searches the Clinical Trials Registry - India (CTRI) and ClinicalTrials.gov, so planners can monitor competing protocols from one interface.
Can I filter competing trials by study design?+
Yes. Registry searches can be filtered to prospective or retrospective designs, letting you analyze how competitors are structuring trials for the same condition.
How granular is the geographic filter?+
Searches can be narrowed by state and district, for example Maharashtra and Pune, to assess recruitment density in a specific area.
What does Scout tell me about a competing trial patient cohort?+
Scout surfaces each active protocol target condition and cohort scope as registered, so planners can see overlap with their own inclusion scope.
How does Scout connect to site selection in Clinera Find?+
Investigator sites surfaced by Scout can be shortlisted in Clinera Find, where they are onboarded and scored against trial criteria.
Next Step
Know the Field Before You Pick the Sites
Give us one condition and one district. We will run the scan and read the landscape with you.