Clinical Trials

Click on the following National Institute of Health link to find informative Clinical Trials information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/cancerclinicaltrials/htm/lesson.htm 

This 56-slide interactive patient education module answers:

• What is a Clinical Trial?
• Why are Clinical Trials Important?
• Why Should You be Interested in a Clinical Trial?
• How are Clinical Trials Conducted? 
• Informed Consent
• What Protection Do You Have as a Participant in a Clinical Trial?
• How to Find Trials using ClinicalTrials.gov

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