Global trial summary distribution to publish, share, and build trust

Trial Summaries combines a sponsor-neutral publishing platform, multi-language reach, and engagement analytics to help sponsors meet their ethical and legal disclosure obligations.

Making science clear and accessible in everyday language

TrialSummaries.com is a sponsor- and patient-friendly platform hosting more than 10,000 plain language summaries across 2,000+ studies.

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The largest independent library

Leading pharma and biotech companies trust TrialSummaries.com to return results

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50,000+ visitors each year

From 170+ countries, with 36,000+ plain language summary downloads every year

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A trusted global channel

Expand access, increase reach, and support meaningful participant engagement worldwide

Why It Matters

Meeting the moment

Regulatory landscape is changing fast

The UK Clinical Trials Regulation and revised GCP under ICH E6(R3) point in the same direction: participants need access to trial results in language they can understand.

As participant-friendly results requirements expand globally, sponsors need a scalable, reliable way to share summaries across countries, languages, and audiences.

TrialSummaries.com is built to support that need.

  • UK CTR
  • ICH E6(R3)
  • Global Compliance
Preview of the Trial Summaries dashboard showing various search filters.
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Everything you need to share results globally

One platform to publish, distribute, and measure the impact of your plain language summaries, wherever your studies are conducted.

Non-promotional and global by design

TrialSummaries.com is a neutral, independent platform for sharing plain language summaries with a global audience, regardless of where a trial was conducted.

  • Visitors navigate the site in 45 languages
  • Participants access information in a familiar, accessible way
  • Fully sponsor-neutral — trusted by participants and regulators
  • 45 Languages
  • Sponsor-neutral
  • Global
Trial Summary displayed in a different language with a language dropdown showcasing other language options.

Your own dedicated space

Create a branded organization page that gives your company a permanent home on TrialSummaries.com, accessible on any device.

  • Visitors browse your full study portfolio in one place
  • Each study has its own unique URL and QR code
  • Ready to include in informed consent forms, site communications, and participant materials
  • Branded Page
  • Unique url
  • Accessible
A centralized dashboard view of an example clinical trial within Trial Summaries.

Notify participants and stay in control

Participants subscribe once and are automatically alerted when a summary is published — with no reliance on trial sites that may have closed or investigators who may have moved on.

  • Post summaries in more than 250 languages
  • Automated notifications on publication
  • Secure admin portal with full editorial control over what is published, when, and what is removed
  • 250+ Languages
  • Auto-Notify
  • Full Control
Alert notification form available within Trial Summaries that allows users to get notified by email when there are trial results updates.

The depth behind every search

2,000+
Studies with summaries
10,000+
Plain language summaries published
170+

Countries reached

Trial transparency built for participants and sponsors

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Non-promotional and independent

A neutral platform positioned around participant access, not sponsor promotion.

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No IT lift required

Get started without integrations or complex technical setup. We manage hosting, security, and subscriber notification configuration.

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Publish in 250+ languages

Post summaries in participants' first or preferred language — because transparency only works when information is truly accessible.

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Automated notifications

Participants subscribe once and are alerted automatically, with no dependence on sites or investigators

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Full editorial control

A secure admin portal lets your team control exactly what is published, when it goes live, and what is removed.

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Prove your reach

Built-in engagement analytics track views, downloads, and subscriber activity.

Pricing

Find the right Trial Summaries package for your team

Speak to a Citeline expert to discuss your use case, access needs, and the right setup for your organization.

Content

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Frequently Asked Questions

Trial Summaries is Citeline’s sponsor-neutral publishing platform at TrialSummaries.com, where sponsors publish and share plain language summaries with clinical trial participants worldwide. It hosts the world’s largest independent library of participant-facing trial results.
Returning results is both an ethical obligation and an increasingly legal one. The UK Clinical Trials Regulation, revised GCP under ICH E6(R3), and EU CTR all point in the same direction: participants need access to trial results in plain language they can understand.
Publishing on an independent, non-promotional platform increases participant and regulator trust. TrialSummaries.com is not associated with any single sponsor, so participants know they are accessing unbiased, accessible information.
Summaries can be posted in more than 250 languages. The site itself can also be navigated in 45 languages, helping participants from any country access information in a way that feels familiar.
No. You can get started without any integrations or technical setup. Citeline manages hosting, security, and subscriber notification configuration — your team just needs to upload and publish.
Participants subscribe once using a study’s unique URL. When a new plain language summary is published, they are notified automatically — with no dependence on trial sites, investigators, or contracts that may no longer be active.
Yes. Built-in engagement analytics track views, downloads, and subscriber activity across your portfolio, providing the data you need to demonstrate reach and support internal reporting or regulatory audit readiness.
Trial Summaries is used by clinical trial transparency, disclosure, medical writing and patient engagement teams at pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies. They use it to share plain language summaries of trial results with participants and the public.

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