About JPRN Search Portal
The JPRN Search Portal was established in March 2008 and is a search site designed to allow patients, the general public, and researchers to search for information on clinical trials across the registries of four institutions; Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (jRCT), the University Hospital Medical Information Network Center (UMIN-CTR), the Japan Pharmaceutical Information Center (JAPIC), and the Japan Medical Association Center for Clinical Trials.
The Japan Primary Registry Network, a clinical research and trial registry in Japan was established and is operated by the Medical Research and Development Division, Health Policy Bureau,Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. It was certified as a WHO Primary Registry by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2008.
The clinical research and trial information displayed on this website has also been submitted to the World Health Organization and is accessible through the World Health Organization's International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP).