Studies Seek Patients: All Information

Clinical trials are research studies on humans that are designed to answer specific questions about vaccines or new therapies, to test new ways of using known treatments, or to find out more about a disorder. The National Institutes of Health has developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide current information about clinical research studies. Before proceeding, you may want to learn more about clinical trials.

What can you do on this page?

• Find studies conducted by the NINDS at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland.
• Find Clinical Trials Across the U.S.
• Use ClinicalTrials.Gov to find Studies seeking patients.
• Search for studies conducted by the NIH Clinical Center.
• NINDS Extramural Clinical Research.

Find Studies Conducted by the NINDS at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland

These studies welcome inquiries from patients as well as physicians. Studies include research on metabolic disorders, dementia/Alzheimer’s disease, neuromuscular disorders, movement disorders, speech and language disorders, autonomic disorders, brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, epilepsy/seizures and demyelinating disorders/multiple sclerosis. Qualified patients will receive free evaluation and treatment.

Find Clinical Trials Across the U.S. 

All studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, other federal agencies, and private industry.  Studies are conducted primarily in the United States and Canada, but include locations in about 90 countries.  Patients interested in participating in any of these studies should ask their physician to contact the individuals noted in the study description.

Use ClinicalTrials.gov to Find Studies Seeking Patients

This site, maintained by the National Library of Medicine, contains approximately 9,100 clinical studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and other Federal and non-Federal entities. Studies listed in the database are conducted primarily in the United States and Canada, but include locations in about 90 countries.  Patients interested in participating in any of these studies should ask their physician to contact the individuals noted in the study description.

Search Studies Conducted by the NIH Clinical Center

In addition to sponsoring research in various universities, medical centers, and hospitals, the NINDS and other Institutes, Centers, and Divisions of the NIH conduct research on the NIH campus. Information on these on-site clinical studies is available in the Current Clinical Research Studies page on the NIH Web site.

NINDS Extramural Clinical Research

The NINDS extramural research program funds research at institutions located primarily in the United States and Canada, but including locations in about 90 countries.