Clinical Trials

Searches

• CenterWatch Clinical Trials
  A searchable directory of international clinical research trials. Covers more than 41,000 industry and government-sponsored clinical trials and drug therapies recently approved by the FDA. CenterWatch, Inc.
• ClinicalTrials.gov
  A US government-sponsored site that offers research study descriptions for approximately 5,800 clinical studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, other Federal agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry in over 63,000 locations worldwide.The database includes trial purpose, eligibility criteria, contact information, etc. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH).

News

• National Institutes of Health Clinical Alerts
  NIH clinical alerts are provided to expedite the release of findings from the NIH-funded clinical trials where such release could significantly affect morbidity and mortality.
• Medical News Today - Clinical Trials / Drug Trials
  The latest medical and health news headlines directed to an international audience of health professionals. Includes articles and reports of pharmaceutical and biotechnology developments.

Full Text / MultiMedia

• Trials
  An open access, peer-reviewed, online journal that covers all aspects of the performance and findings of randomized controlled trials. An online journal published by BioMed Central.
• CenterWatch World Clinical Trials
  International listings of ongoing clinical trials and profiles of research centers and other clinical trials service providers.
• Current Controlled Trials from BioMed Central
  REG A database of international controlled trials in all areas of healthcare. Includes protocols, reports, trial-related journals, databases, and registers. Free registration.

Textbooks

• Small Clinical Trials: Issues and Challenges
  Covers the methodology for the design, conduct, and analysis of small clinical trials including appropriate considerations of sample size and statistics. Published by the Institute of Medicine in 2001.

Major Sites / Home Pages

• Cancer Research Portfolio at NCI
  Information about current research, supported by the National Cancer Institute, in scientific areas such as cancer biology, early detection, treatment and cancer control. Provides data and reviews of 9,000 research projects and clinical trials.

CME

• Clinfosource Clinical Research CME
  Slideshows on regulations that govern clinical research. University of Washington School of medicine. Course fee of $475.
• NIH CME Course on Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams
  REG A continuing education program on the protection of human participants in research. Developed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Offers CME credit for physicians and nurses. Free registration.

Patient Education

• CancerTrialsHelp
  Provides information and education about cancer clinical trials for patients, caregivers, health professionals, and advocacy groups. Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups, Inc.

Directories

• Veritas Medicine Clinical Trials
  A free confidential resource providing access to clinical trials and information on treatment options.
• Trialscentral.org Clinical Trials Center
  Provides free access to listings of clinical trials searchable by health condition and geographic location of the trials.

Educational Materials

• Cancer Trials at the National Cancer Institute
  A directory of clinical trial contact information, categorized by type of cancer, that includes news, policies, forms, and protocols for specific cancer research studies.
• The Trial Bank Project
  An interface which allows authors of clinical trials to place their manuscripts directly into a "trial bank". The Trial Bank Project is a collaboration with the Annals of Internal Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Forums

• Clinical Trials - Pharmaceutical Therapies
  Subscription Address: majordomo@world.std.com Subscription Message: subscribe Clinical_Trials Exchange of ideas among a multi-disciplinary group regarding clinical trials of pharmaceutical products and therapies.
• CLINMEDT - Clinical Alerts from NIH
  Subscription Address: listserv@UMAB.UMD.EDU Subscription Message: subscribe CLINALRT <your name>. Clinical Alerts are announcements of interim clinical findings derived from National Institutes of Health-sponsored research studies. These announcements are made because the interim results are so promising in terms of reducing morbidity and mortality. National Institute of Health (NIH).
• MedTrial- Clinical Multicenter Trials Mailing List
  Subscription Address: listserv@galen.imw.lublin.pl Subscription Message: subscribe MedTrial <your-name> An e-mail discussion list that addresses issues related to clinical trials. PharmInfoNet.