# ClinicalTrials.gov Scraper — Studies, Sponsors & Phases (`hichemdev/clinicaltrials-scraper`) Actor

Scrape clinical trials from ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT ID, status, phase, sponsor, conditions, interventions, enrollment, eligibility and study sites. Official API, no key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hichemdev/clinicaltrials-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Hichem Ben Moussa](https://apify.com/hichemdev) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools, News
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 studies

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## ClinicalTrials.gov Scraper — Studies, Sponsors & Phases

Scrape **clinical trials from ClinicalTrials.gov** — **NCT ID, title, recruitment status, phase, sponsor, conditions, interventions, enrollment, eligibility and study sites**. Official government API, no key, no login.

### What you can do with it

- 💊 **Competitive intelligence for pharma/biotech** — who is running what, and in which phase
- 🏥 **Patient recruitment** — find actively recruiting trials by condition and location
- 📈 **Pipeline & landscape analysis** — enrollment, sponsors and trial density by indication
- 🔬 **CRO/site selection** — study sites per trial with city and country

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `condition` | string | Condition or disease, e.g. `breast cancer`, `type 2 diabetes`. |
| `intervention` | string | Drug or device, e.g. `pembrolizumab`. |
| `sponsor` | string | Lead sponsor or collaborator, e.g. `Pfizer`. |
| `location` | string | Country, state or city. |
| `status` | array | `RECRUITING`, `COMPLETED`, `TERMINATED`… |
| `phase` | array | `PHASE1` … `PHASE4`. |
| `maxStudies` | integer | Max studies to scrape. |

#### Example

```json
{ "condition": "breast cancer", "status": ["RECRUITING"], "phase": ["PHASE3"], "maxStudies": 200 }
```

### Output

```json
{
  "nctId": "NCT05800275",
  "title": "A Study of ... in Metastatic Breast Cancer",
  "status": "RECRUITING",
  "phases": ["PHASE2"],
  "studyType": "INTERVENTIONAL",
  "leadSponsor": "UNICANCER",
  "sponsorClass": "OTHER",
  "conditions": ["Breast Cancer"],
  "interventions": [{ "type": "DRUG", "name": "..." }],
  "enrollment": 30,
  "minimumAge": "18 Years",
  "startDate": "2023-05-01",
  "locationCount": 11,
  "locations": [{ "facility": "...", "city": "Paris", "country": "France" }],
  "url": "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05800275"
}
```

Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, or pull live via the Apify API.

### Notes

- Uses the **official ClinicalTrials.gov API v2** — authoritative and always current.
- Combine `condition` + `status` + `phase` to build precise trial landscapes.
- `locations` is capped at the first 10 sites per study; `locationCount` gives the true total.

# Actor input Schema

## `condition` (type: `string`):

Condition to search for, e.g. "breast cancer", "type 2 diabetes", "alzheimer".

## `intervention` (type: `string`):

Treatment, drug or device to search for, e.g. "pembrolizumab", "semaglutide".

## `sponsor` (type: `string`):

Lead sponsor or collaborator, e.g. "Pfizer", "Novartis", "NIH".

## `location` (type: `string`):

Country, state or city where the trial runs, e.g. "Germany", "California".

## `status` (type: `array`):

Filter by study status. Leave empty for all.

## `phase` (type: `array`):

Filter by trial phase. Leave empty for all.

## `maxStudies` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of studies to scrape.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. The ClinicalTrials.gov API is public and works without a proxy.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "condition": "breast cancer",
  "intervention": "",
  "sponsor": "",
  "location": "",
  "status": [],
  "phase": [],
  "maxStudies": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "condition": "breast cancer",
    "intervention": "",
    "sponsor": "",
    "location": "",
    "status": [],
    "phase": [],
    "maxStudies": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hichemdev/clinicaltrials-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "condition": "breast cancer",
    "intervention": "",
    "sponsor": "",
    "location": "",
    "status": [],
    "phase": [],
    "maxStudies": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hichemdev/clinicaltrials-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "condition": "breast cancer",
  "intervention": "",
  "sponsor": "",
  "location": "",
  "status": [],
  "phase": [],
  "maxStudies": 10
}' |
apify call hichemdev/clinicaltrials-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hichemdev/clinicaltrials-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/kD0yjBPJl6BetnLKp/builds/BKypysVDXpnoREuHY/openapi.json