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One potential solution is to design databases that are continuously and automatically populated with clinical trial data from harmonised and structured datasets. This scoping review aimed to identify and map publicly available, continuously updated, topic-specific databases of clinical trials.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, the preprint servers medRxiv, arXiv, Open Science Framework, and Google. We characterised each database using seven predefined features (access model, database type, data input sources, retrieval methods, data-extraction methods, trial presentation, and export options) and narratively summarised the results.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We identified 14 continuously updated databases of clinical trials, seven related to COVID-19 (initiated in 2020) and seven non-COVID-19 databases (initiated as early as in 2009). All databases, except one, were publicly funded and accessible without restrictions. Most relied on traditional methods used in static article-based systematic reviews sourcing data from journal publications and trial registries. The COVID-19 databases and some non-COVID-19 databases implemented semi-automated features of data import, which combined automated and manual data curation, whereas the non-COVID-19 databases mainly relied on manual workflows. Most reported information was metadata, such as author names, years of publication, and link to publication or trial registry. Only two databases included trial appraisal information (such as risk of bias assessments). Six databases reported aggregate group-level results, but only one database provided individual participant data on request.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Continuously updated topic-specific databases of clinical trials remain limited in number, and existing initiatives mainly employ traditional static systematic review methodologies. 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