Some NIH-funded clinical trials never report results

What they found: HHS's Office of the Inspector General reviewed 72 NIH-funded clinical trials from 2019 to 2020.

• Sponsors of just 35 of these trials submitted clinical trial results on time; a dozen trials submitted results late while 25 trials never submitted results.
• NIH took "limited enforcement action" against labs and research partners who didn't submit results and even continued to fund new research done by these groups, the report found.
• Clinical trial results should be submitted within a year of the estimated or actual completion date.

Of note: NIH agreed with all of the recommendations from the OIG report, including making needed improvements to its reporting procedures and enforcement methods.