CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS

Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of medications or medical devices by monitoring their effects on large groups of people. Clinical medical trials sponsored by the U. S. government are listed on a web site of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH Clinical Center intends to make details of current clinical research studies for various diseases available over the Internet to increase opportunities for patients and physicians to participate in clinical investigations. The site is at http://www.cc.nih.gov/nihstudies/