Many investigators, sponsors, and government agencies have asked the ICMJE to recognize their local registries as databases that meet the policy. Fortunately, the World Health Organization�s (WHO) International
Clinical Trial Registry Platform (ICTRP), which
was nascent when the ICMJE began to require trial registration, has matured rapidly and provides options for those that desire a wider array of registries. The ICTRP has taken the first steps toward developing a network of primary and partner registers that meet WHO-specified criteria.