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• Clinical Trials
• What is a Clinical Trial?
• Taking Part in a Clinical Trial
• Your Patient's Rights and Responsibilities

Clinical Trials

General Organizations

1. Clinical Trials, NCI
2. ClinicalTrials.gov
3. Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
4. Office of Human Subjects Research, NIH

Clinical Trials Listings Finding a clinical trial on clinicaltrials.gov The National Cancer Institute's Cancer Trials The Centerwatch Clinical Trials Listing Service Lupus Foundation of America - Center for Clinical Trials Education

5. U.S. Food and Drug Administration

What is a Clinical Trial?

Publications

1. An Introduction to Clinical Trials
2. Clinical Trials - On-line Tutorial
3. Get the Facts: About Clinical Trials and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
4. Inside Clinical Trials: Testing Medical Products in People
5. Learning About Clinical Trials
6. NIH Clinical Alerts and Advisories
7. Program for Healthy Volunteers
8. What is an AIDS Clinical Trial?
9. Clinical Trials: A Chance to Try Evolving Therapies (Copyright © Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
10. CureSearch

Taking Part in a Clinical Trial

Publications

1. Becoming a Research Volunteer: It's Your Decision
2. Clinical Trials and Insurance Coverage - A Resource Guide
3. How a Clinical Trial is Planned and Carried Out
4. How do I Take Part in a Clinical Trial
5. Information on Clinical Trials and Human Research Studies
6. Information for Patients - Clinical Trials in Vision Research
7. Learning About Clinical Trials
8. Medicare Coverage of Clinical Trials
9. Monitoring the Safety of Clinical Trials
10. Participating in Medical Research Studies (Copyright © AMA)
11. Should I Take Part in a Clinical Trial
12. Taking Part in a Clinical Trial
13. Understanding Screening Trials
14. Volunteer Patients and the Clinical Center
15. Background Information on Clinical Research (Copyright © Thomson CenterWatch)

Your Patient's Rights and Responsibilities

Publications

1. A Guide to Understanding Informed Consent
2. HIV Vaccine Trials: Participants' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
3. Informed Consent: A Guide to the Risks and Benefits of Volunteering for Clinical Trials (Copyright © Thomson Centerwatch)
4. What Will I be Told About the Study?

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Current as of November 2007