A new research has found that researchers are not reporting the clinical trials findings to a government website on time. The website was particularly made to make the results of the studies available and known to public.

According to researchers, it has been found that just 1 out of 10 clinical trials fulfill federal requirements to report their results on ClinicalTrials. gov. The results must be reported within one year of the study's completion.

Study author Dr. Monique Anderson, a cardiologist at Duke University School of Medicine, in Durham said that they are very surprised to know that reporting is not done on time. Because of these delays, patients who need valuable information to treat serious and potentially life-threatening ailments do not get the information on time, added Anderson.

According to Anderson, her tech savvy cardiology patients ask about the findings of clinical trials. If it is promised to make findings obtainable, then it should be fulfilled. Back in 2000, the creation of ClinicalTrials. gov has been authorized by Congress. It has been informed that the authorization was provided to publicly report information about clinical trials.

After seven years, website's mandate was expanded because of a new law and it requires sponsors of the majority trials to report basic summary findings so that American people can have access to the data. The study published in issue of the New England Journal of Medicine shows that an average about 13% of researchers running adequate trials reported their findings within the required one-year window.

"There's been a lot of prior concern that industry often withheld evidence that came to light later about their medical products, and that medical journals were selectively reporting the positive results from trials", said Anderson.