extract_outcome: Extract Outcomes

In Dennis-Valentine/TidyTrials: This Package Is An XML Wrapper To Extract And Tidy Trials From ClinicalTrials.Gov

Extract Outcomes

Description

Function to extract the primary and secondary outcomes.

Usage

extract_outcome(trial_path, primary_outcome = TRUE, secondary_outcome = TRUE)

Arguments

trial_path	An absolute or relative path to the XML file
primary_outcome	Logical. If TRUE the primary outcome is extracted.
secondary_outcome	Logical. If TRUE the secondary outcome is extracted.

Value

Returns a tidy dataframe with the basic trial metadata (a trial's NCT number, trial status, phase and title) with the primary and/or secondary outcome.

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