A clearer reading
Separate registration, results and publication
A status field and a published paper are different records.
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Keep a retained registry snapshot distinct from a current results claim.
In this lesson: concepts, example and checks
Registry
Plan / status / dates
Results tables
Separate reported state
Publication
Separate paper identity
Read the exact retained record
The NCT02044809 snapshot checked 2026-10-26 records COMPLETED and hasResults=false. Its registry update is 2018-10-24 and status-verification month 2018-10. This is retained metadata, not a live lookup.
Keep separate states separate
Use the exact study ID, results-table flag and paper identity as separate fields. A completed status does not fill a missing outcome table or mean a successful treatment.
Carry the dates forward honestly
Retain the source’s update date and our snapshot-check date. An old recruitment label is not an invitation to enroll, and a new metadata check does not create new clinical findings.
Fictional worked example
Fictional record-state exercise
An invented record says “completed” and “no results tables supplied.” A separate citation exists. This fictional combination is not a statement about a current trial.
- Copy the stated completion status as a record field.
- Keep the missing results-table state visible.
- Read the separate paper on its own terms rather than inventing its outcome.
The status and citation alone do not establish whether the intervention succeeded.
Keep these actions
- Keep the exact record ID and dates.
- Status, posted results and paper are separate states.
- A snapshot is not a live recruitment lookup.
Practice, then revise
Choose an answer and check the explanation. Incorrect answers remain revisable. A check attempt is not mastery or a credential.
Recognize the boundary
A fictional registry says “completed” but supplies no results table. What treatment conclusion follows?
Read the supported answer and reasoning
No treatment outcome follows from that status alone Correct: retain the unresolved outcome.
Apply it to the example
The retained example has a 2018 registry update and a 2026 snapshot check. Which date should be labelled the registry update?
Read the supported answer and reasoning
2018-10-24 Correct: keep the actual registry-update field.
This is your explicit reading mark. Attempting a check never marks the lesson reviewed automatically.
Sources and next steps
- NCT02044809: retained original registry fields
Source checked 2026-10-26. Snapshot identity/results flag only. Recorded COMPLETED; registry update 2018-10-24; status verified 2018-10. Not a live recruitment or results lookup.
- Inspect the retained registry example and freshness note
- Follow the original record for current information
- Read the separate existing paper record
New editorial draft checked 2026-10-26; separate source/editorial review pending. AI authorship; no scientific/clinical credentials, expert endorsement or treatment advice claimed.
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