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Clinical Trials

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Latest News

Older Cancer Patients Skip Clinic Tests (11/12/2004, United Press International) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21254.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/12/2004)
Outsourced Heart Study Shows Cheap Drugs Can Help (11/08/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21128.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/08/2004)
Phase 1 Cancer Trials Now Are Less Risky (11/02/2004, United Press International) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21022.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/02/2004)

From the National Institutes of Health

Clinical Research Volunteer Program for Healthy Volunteers at the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - http://www.cc.nih.gov/participate/studies/healthy_vol_prg.shtml
ClinicalTrials.gov (National Institutes of Health) - provides information for patients about clinical research studies - http://clinicaltrials.gov/
Introduction to Clinical Trials (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/c/a2r/screen/PrintURL?file=whatis.html&JServSessionIdcs;_current=jug5rydgna
Participate in Clinical Studies at the NIH Clinical Studies (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - http://www.cc.nih.gov/participate.shtml
What's New at ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/info/new

Overviews

Clinical Trials (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/clinicaltrialsloader.html
Also available in Spanish - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/clinicaltrialsspanishloader.html
Clinical Trials: A Chance to Try Evolving Therapies (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DI00033
Should I Enter a Clinical Trial? A Patient Reference Guide for Adults with a Serious or Life-Threatening Illness (ECRI) - http://www.ecri.org/Patient_Information/Patient_Reference_Guide/Patient_Reference_Guide_Detail.aspx?File=Clinical%20Trial.htm

Related Issues

Access to Investigational Drugs: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute) - http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_46.htm
Cancer Trials: Learning about Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning
Clinical Trials and Insurance Coverage - A Resource Guide (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/understanding/insurance-coverage
FDA Issues Guidance on Race and Ethnicity Data (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/303_race.html
Guide to Understanding Informed Consent (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/AGuidetoUnderstandingInformedConsent/Page2
How Is a Clinical Trial Planned and Carried Out? (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/learning/how-trials-are-done
Insurance Coverage of Clinical Trials (Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation) - http://www.preventcancer.org/ForPatients/clinTrialInsurance.cfm
JAMA Patient Page: Basic Science Research (American Medical Association) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCI4LDDZC⊂_cat=413
JAMA Patient Page: Cancer Clinical Trials (American Medical Association) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ24N2RJVD⊂_cat=413
JAMA Patient Page: Medical Research - Finding the Best Information (American Medical Association) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ60F94PDC⊂_cat=413
Medicare & Clinical Trials (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF File - http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/ct.pdf
National Institutes of Health Clinical Alerts and Advisories (National Library of Medicine) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/clinical_alerts.html
Participant's Guide to Mental Health Clinical Research (National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/clinres.cfm
Understanding Risk: What Do Those Headlines Really Mean? (National Institutes of Health) - http://www.nih.gov/news/WordonHealth/apr2004/risk.htm
Understanding Screening Trials (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/clinical_trials/doc.aspx?viewid=95E7FD10-A175-4A38-A0A8-AAF0CB5D521A

Research

Respect for Life: Why Animal Research? (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) - http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/wrl/home.htm

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Clinical Trials Definitions (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00073
Glossary of Clinical Trials Terms (National Library of Medicine) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/info/glossary

Directories

Links to General Information on Clinical Trials (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/info/links

Organizations

National Institutes of Health - http://www.nih.gov/
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group - http://www.rtog.org/index.html

Law and Policy

Medicare Coverage -- Clinical Trials: Final National Coverage Decision (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - http://www.cms.hhs.gov/coverage/8d2.asp
Reporting Complaints Related to FDA-Regulated Clinical Trials (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/oc/gcp/complaints.html
States That Require Health Plans to Cover Patient Care Costs in Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/developments/laws-about-clinical-trial-costs

Statistics

Facts and Figures about Cancer Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/facts-and-figures

Children

Children in Research: Making the Decision (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DI00034
Children's Assent to Clinical Trial Participation (National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/understanding/childrensassent0101

Page last updated: 14 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 13 September 2004