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DRKS (German Clinical Trials Register)

Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM)

HDB-0298

DRKS is the WHO-recognised primary register for Germany, operated by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), and registers health-related studies conducted in Germany on human subjects. Its search is publicly accessible and researchers register their studies through a separate registration portal.

Category

Trial registry

Access

Open access

Region

Europe — Germany

Size

20,000+ registered studies

Data types

trial registrations, trial protocols

clinical trials registry WHO ICTRP primary registry BfArM prospective registration

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Record HDB-0298 · last verified 2026-08-06 · listed in Clinical trial registries

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