Medical Trials
Stay abreast of new treatment options your doctor or health plan may not already offer.
ClinicalTrials.gov offers up-to-date information for locating federally and
privately supported clinical trials for a wide range of diseases and
conditions. A clinical trial (also clinical research) is a research study in
human volunteers to answer specific health questions. Interventional trials
determine whether experimental treatments or new ways of using known therapies
are safe and effective under controlled environments. Observational trials
address health issues in large groups of people or populations in natural
settings.
ClinicalTrials.gov currently contains approximately 12,500
clinical studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, other federal
agencies, and private industry. Studies listed in the database are conducted in
all 50 States and
in over 100 countries.