What is ClinicalTrials.gov?
ClinicalTrials.gov provides patients, family members, health care professionals, and members of the public easy access to information on clinical trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its National Library of Medicine (NLM), has developed this site in collaboration with all NIH Institutes and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). How do I find ClinicalTrials.gov? ClinicalTrials.gov is available on the World Wide Web from the NLM Home Page (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/) or directly at ClinicalTrials.gov (http://clinicaltrials.gov/). What information is in ClinicalTrials.gov? Abstracts of Clinical Study Protocols that include the following information: • summary of the purpose of the study • recruiting status • criteria for patient participation • location of the trial and specific contact information Additional Information that may help a patient decide whether to consider a particular trial: • research study design • phase
