For more information about research and clinical trials, you can visit the following government and private sites:
ClinicalTrials.gov: This site is maintained by the National Library of Medicine, provides extensive information about clinical trials, and has a database of all active clinical trials in the U.S.
FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Clinical trials must be approved by the FDA, which offers this site to educate the public about the process of medical research.
FDA's Office of Women's Health: This government-sponsored site offers a good summary of clinical trial information, with content en Espaņol.
FDA's Good Clinical Practice Program: This site provides information about reporting complaints about any FDA-regulated clinical trial.
Journal of the American Medical Association: (PDF) This patient page from the respected journal provides a summary of clinical trials from the standpoint of the volunteer participant.
kidshealth.org: Sponsored by a philanthropic organization, Nemours, this well-organized site offers clinical trials information for teenagers.
MedlinePlus: From the National Institutes of Health, this site provides interactive tutorials, Spanish language content, reference tools, as well as news and journal articles.
