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How can I find out more about clinical trials?

By Jonathan Cluett, M.D., About.com

Updated: May 06, 2006

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Question: How can I find out more about clinical trials?
Answer: The National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, has developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies.

Through this web site you can access information about what it means to participate in a clinical trial, and how to do so. They also have a database of current clinical trials with information about who to contact to enroll in the clinical trial.

To access the information: Clinical Trials

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