§ 11.60 — What requirements apply to the voluntary submission of clinical trial information for clinical trials of FDA-regulated drug products (including biological products) and device products?

42 CFR § 11.60

• Title: Title 42: Public Health
• Part: Part 11: Clinical Trials Registration and Results Information Submission
• Source: eCFR (current through Apr 6, 2026)

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§ 11.60 What requirements apply to the voluntary submission of clinical trial information for clinical trials of FDA-regulated drug products (including biological products) and device products?

(a) If a responsible party voluntarily submits clinical trial information for a clinical trial described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the responsible party must meet the conditions specified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.

(1) The requirements of paragraph (a) of this section apply to a clinical trial that was initiated before January 18, 2017 and has a primary completion date before January 18, 2017, and that is either:

(i) A clinical trial of an FDA-regulated drug product (including a biological product) or device product that is not an applicable clinical trial, or

(ii) An applicable clinical trial that is not otherwise required to submit clinical trial registration information.

(2) If the responsible party for a clinical trial described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section voluntarily submits clinical trial registration information and/or clinical trial results information, the responsible party must comply with the following requirements:

(i) The responsible party must submit the information in paragraphs (b)(2)(i)(A), (B), or (C) of this section for the clinical trial being submitted voluntarily.

(A) If the responsible party voluntarily registers a clinical trial, the responsible party must submit clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)).

(B) If the responsible party voluntarily submits clinical trial results information for a clinical trial for which the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) has not been submitted, the responsible party must submit the clinical trial results information specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)).

(C) If the responsible party both voluntarily submits clinical trial registration information and voluntarily submits clinical trial results information, the responsible party must submit both clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) and clinical trial results information specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)).

(ii) If, on or after September 27, 2007, a manufacturer submits an application or premarket notification to FDA for approval, licensure, or clearance of a drug product (including a biological product) or device product under sections 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C 355, 360(k), 360e, 360j(m)) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) for the use studied in the clinical trial submitted under paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the responsible party specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section must also submit the information specified in paragraph (a)(2)(iii) of this section by the deadline specified in paragraph (a)(2)(iv)(B) of this section for any applicable clinical trial that has not been submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov and that meets the following criteria:

(A) The applicable clinical trial is required to be submitted to FDA under sections 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360e, 360j(m)) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) in an application or premarket notification for approval, licensure, or clearance to market the drug product (including a biological product) or device product for the use studied in the clinical trial specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section; and

(B) The manufacturer of the drug product (including a biological product) or device product studied in the applicable clinical trial is also the responsible party for the clinical trial specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.

(iii) Information to be submitted for clinical trials described in paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section:

(A) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section consists only of the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section must consist, at minimum, of the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)).

(B) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described by paragraph (a)(1) of this section consists of the clinical trial results information specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section must consist of the clinical trial results information specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)).

(C) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described by paragraph (a)(1) of this section consists of both the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) and the clinical trial results information specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section must consist of both the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) and the clinical trial results information specified in sections 402(j)(3)(C) and 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C) and 42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)).

(iv) Submission deadlines:

(A) Secondary outcome measure(s) and adverse event information for voluntarily submitted clinical trials, under paragraph (a) of this section:

(1) If data collection for secondary outcome measure(s) for a voluntarily submitted clinical trial under paragraph (a) of this section is not completed by the primary completion date of the voluntarily submitted clinical trial, clinical trial results information for the secondary outcome measure(s) required in section 402(j)(3)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(C)) must be submitted by the later of the date that the clinical trial results information is voluntarily submitted for the primary outcome measure(s) or 1 year after the date on which the final subject was examined or received an intervention for the purposes of final collection of data for the secondary outcome(s), whether the clinical trial was concluded according to the pre-specified protocol or was terminated.

(2) If data collection for adverse event information continues after the primary completion date of the voluntarily submitted clinical trial, any adverse event information collected after the primary completion date and subject to the submission requirements in section 402(j)(3)(I) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(3)(I)) must be submitted by the later of the date that the clinical trial results information is voluntarily submitted for the primary outcome measure(s) or 1 year after the date of final collection of data for adverse event information, whether the clinical trial was concluded according to the pre-specified protocol or was terminated.

(B) The clinical trial information specified in paragraph (a)(2)(iii) of this section must be submitted not later than the later of the date on which the application or premarket notification to FDA for approval, licensure, or clearance to market a drug product (including a biological product) or device product under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360e, 360j(m)) for the use studied in the clinical trial specified under paragraph (a)(1) of this section is submitted to FDA or the date on which the clinical trial information specified in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section for the clinical trial specified under paragraph (a)(1) of this section is submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

(b) If a responsible party voluntarily submits clinical trial information for a clinical trial described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the responsible party must meet the conditions specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section.

(1) The requirements of paragraph (b) of this section apply to a clinical trial that was initiated before January 18, 2017 and has a primary completion date on or after January 18, 2017, and that is either:

(i) A clinical trial of an FDA-regulated drug product (including a biological product) or device product that is not an applicable clinical trial; or

(ii) An applicable clinical trial that is not otherwise required to submit clinical trial registration information.

(2) If the responsible party for a clinical trial described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section voluntarily submits clinical trial registration information and/or clinical trial results information, the responsible party must comply with the following requirements:

(i) The responsible party must submit the information in paragraph (b)(2)(i)(A), (B), or (C) of this section for the clinical trial being submitted voluntarily.

(A) If the responsible party voluntarily registers a clinical trial, the responsible party must submit clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)).

(B) If the responsible party voluntarily submits clinical trial results information for a clinical trial for which the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) has not been submitted, the responsible party must submit the data elements specified in § 11.48, as well as the data elements listed below, as those data elements are defined in § 11.10(b) and apply to the clinical trial and the intervention(s) studied: Brief Title; Official Title; Brief Summary; Primary Purpose; Study Design; Study Phase, for a clinical trial of a drug product (including a biological product); Study Type; Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product; Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study; Intervention Name(s), for each intervention studied; Other Intervention Name(s), for each intervention studied; Intervention Description, for each intervention studied; Intervention Type, for each intervention studied; Device Product Not Approved or Cleared by U.S. FDA, if any studied intervention is a device product; Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.; Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product; Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product; Study Start Date; Primary Completion Date; Study Completion Date; Enrollment; Eligibility Criteria; Sex/Gender; Age Limits; Accepts Healthy Volunteers; Overall Recruitment Status; Why Study Stopped; Availability of Expanded Access, if any studied intervention is an investigational drug product (including a biological product); Name of the Sponsor; Responsible Party, by Official Title; Facility Information, for each participating facility; Unique Protocol Identification Number; Secondary ID; U.S. Food and Drug Administration IND or IDE Number; Human Subjects Protection Review Board Status; Record Verification Date; and Responsible Party Contact Information.

(C) If the responsible party both voluntarily submits clinical trial registration information and voluntarily submits clinical trial results information, the responsible party must submit both the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) and the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.48.

(ii) If, on or after September 27, 2007, a manufacturer submits an application or premarket notification to FDA for approval, licensure, or clearance of a drug product (including a biological product) or device product under section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360e, 360j(m)) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) for the use studied in the clinical trial submitted under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the responsible party specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section must also submit the information specified in paragraph (b)(2)(iii) of this section by the deadline specified in paragraph (b)(2)(iv)(B) of this section for any applicable clinical trial that has not been submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov and that meets the following criteria:

(A) The applicable clinical trial is required to be submitted to FDA under section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360e, 360j(m)) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) in an application or premarket notification for approval, licensure, or clearance to market the drug product (including a biological product) or device product for the use studied in the clinical trial specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section; and

(B) The manufacturer of the drug product (including a biological product) or device product studied in the applicable clinical trial is also the responsible party for the clinical trial specified in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.

(iii) Information to be submitted for clinical trials described in paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section:

(A) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section consists only of the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section must consist, at minimum, of the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)).

(B) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described by paragraph (b)(1) of this section consists of the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.60(b)(2)(i)(B), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section must consist of the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.60(b)(2)(i)(B).

(C) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described by paragraph (b)(1) of this section consists of both the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) and the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.48, the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section must consist of both the clinical trial registration information specified in section 402(j)(2)(A)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(2)(A)(ii)) and the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.48.

(iv) Submission deadlines:

(A) Secondary outcome measure(s) and adverse event information for voluntarily submitted clinical trials, under paragraph (b) of this section:

(1) If data collection for secondary outcome measure(s) for a voluntarily submitted clinical trial under paragraph (b) of this section is not completed by the primary completion date of the voluntarily submitted clinical trial, clinical trial results information for the secondary outcome measure(s) required in § 11.48(a)(3) must be submitted by the later of the date that the clinical trial results information is voluntarily submitted for the primary outcome measure(s) or 1 year after the date on which the final subject was examined or received an intervention for the purposes of final collection of data for the secondary outcome(s), whether the clinical trial was concluded according to the pre-specified protocol or was terminated.

(2) If data collection for adverse event information continues after the primary completion date of the voluntarily submitted clinical trial, any adverse event information collected after the primary completion date and subject to the submission requirements in § 11.48(a)(4) must be submitted by the later of the date that the clinical trial results information is voluntarily submitted for the primary outcome measure(s) or 1 year after the date of final collection of data for adverse event information, whether the clinical trial was concluded according to the pre-specified protocol or was terminated.

(B) The clinical trial information specified in paragraph (b)(2)(iii) of this section must be submitted not later than the later of the date on which the application or premarket notification to FDA for approval, licensure, or clearance to market a drug product (including a biological product) or device product under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360e, 360j(m)) for the use studied in the clinical trial specified under paragraph (b)(1) of this section is submitted to FDA or the date on which the clinical trial information specified in paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section for the clinical trial specified under paragraph (b)(1) of this section is submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

(c) If a responsible party voluntarily submits clinical trial information for a clinical trial described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the responsible party must meet the conditions specified in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.

(1) The requirements of paragraph (c) of this section apply to a clinical trial that was initiated on or after January 18, 2017 and has a primary completion date on or after January 18, 2017, and that is either:

(i) A clinical trial of an FDA-regulated drug product (including a biological product) or device product that is not an applicable clinical trial; or

(ii) An applicable clinical trial that is not otherwise required to submit clinical trial registration information.

(2) If the responsible party for a clinical trial described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section voluntarily submits clinical trial registration information and/or clinical trial results information, the responsible party must comply with the following requirements:

(i) The responsible party must submit the information in paragraph (c)(2)(i)(A), (B), or (C) of this section for the clinical trial being submitted voluntarily.

(A) If the responsible party voluntarily registers a clinical trial, the responsible party must submit the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a).

(B) If the responsible party voluntarily submits clinical trial results information for a clinical trial for which the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a) has not been submitted, the responsible party must submit the data elements specified in paragraph (b)(2)(i)(B) of this section.

(C) If the responsible party both voluntarily submits clinical trial registration information and voluntarily submits clinical trial results information, the responsible party must submit both the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a) and the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.48.

(ii) If, on or after September 27, 2007, a manufacturer submits an application or premarket notification to FDA for approval, licensure, or clearance of a drug product (including a biological product) or device product under section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360e, 360j(m)) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) for the use studied in the clinical trial submitted under paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the responsible party specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this section must also submit the information specified in paragraph (c)(2)(iii) of this section by the deadline specified in paragraph (c)(2)(iv)(B) of this section for any applicable clinical trial that has not been submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov and that meets the following criteria:

(A) The applicable clinical trial is required to be submitted to FDA under section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360e, 360j(m)) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) in an application or premarket notification for approval, licensure, or clearance to market the drug product (including a biological product) or device product for the use studied in the clinical trial specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this section; and

(B) The manufacturer of the drug product (including a biological product) or device product studied in the applicable clinical trial is also the responsible party for the clinical trial specified in paragraph (c)(1) of this section.

(iii) Information to be submitted for clinical trials described in paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section:

(A) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section consists only of the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section must consist, at minimum, of the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a).

(B) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described by paragraph (c)(1) of this section consists of the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.60(c)(2)(i)(B), the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section must consist of the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.60(c)(2)(i)(B).

(C) If the clinical trial information voluntarily submitted for a clinical trial described by paragraph (c)(1) of this section consists of both the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a) and the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.48, the information to be submitted in accordance with paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section must consist of both the clinical trial registration information specified in § 11.28(a) and the clinical trial results information specified in § 11.48.

(iv) Submission deadlines:

(A) Secondary outcome measure(s) and adverse event information for voluntarily-submitted clinical trials, under paragraph (c) of this section:

(1) If data collection for secondary outcome measure(s) for a voluntarily submitted clinical trial under paragraph (c) of this section is not completed by the primary completion date of the voluntarily submitted clinical trial, clinical trial results information for the secondary outcome measure(s) required in § 11.48(a)(3) must be submitted by the later of the date that the clinical trial results information is voluntarily submitted for the primary outcome measure(s) or 1 year after the date on which the final subject was examined or received an intervention for the purposes of final collection of data for the secondary outcome(s), whether the clinical trial was concluded according to the pre-specified protocol or was terminated.

(2) If data collection for adverse event information continues after the primary completion date of the voluntarily submitted clinical trial, any adverse event information collected after the primary completion date and subject to the submission requirements in § 11.48(a)(4) must be submitted by the later of the date that the clinical trial results information is voluntarily submitted for the primary outcome measure(s) or 1 year after the date of final collection of data for adverse events information, whether the clinical trial was concluded according to the pre-specified protocol or was terminated.

(B) The clinical trial information specified in paragraph (c)(2)(iii) of this section must be submitted not later than the later of the date on which the application or premarket notification to FDA for approval, licensure, or clearance to market a drug product (including a biological product) or device product under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or section 505, 510(k), 515, or 520(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360e, 360j(m)) for the use studied in the clinical trial specified under paragraph (c)(1) of this section is submitted to FDA or the date on which the clinical trial information specified in paragraph (c)(2)(i) of this section for the clinical trial specified under paragraph (c)(1) of this section is submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

(v) All submissions of clinical trial information under paragraph (c) of this section are subject to the applicable update and corrections requirements specified in § 11.64.

(d) Statement to accompany applicable clinical trials submitted under paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section. Each applicable clinical trial for which clinical trial information is submitted under paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section and posted on ClinicalTrials.gov will include the statement “This clinical trial information was submitted voluntarily under the applicable law and, therefore, certain submission deadlines may not apply. (That is, clinical trial information for this applicable clinical trial was submitted under section 402(j)(4)(A) of the Public Health Service Act and 42 CFR 11.60 and is not subject to the deadlines established by sections 402(j)(2) and (3) of the Public Health Service Act or 42 CFR 11.24 and 11.44.)”