What is a Clinical Trial?

Although there are many definitions of clinical trials, they are generally considered to be biomedical or health-related research studies in people that follow a pre-defined protocol. Clinical trials include both interventional and observational types of studies.

• Interventional studies are those in which the research subjects are assigned by the investigator to a treatment or other intervention, and their outcomes are measured.
• Observational studies are those in which individuals are observed and their outcomes are measured by the investigators.

Where Can I find Out What’s Available?

ClinicalTrials.gov is a website registry and results database of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States, Canada and around the world.

ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals. To access this site, key in the words "clinicatrials.gov" into your internet browser.

Where Can I Learn More About Canadian Cancer Trials?

Canadian Cancer Trials is a clinical trial resource provided by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. It uploads all Canadian trials from the ClinicalTrials.gov website on a monthly basis.

http://www.canadiancancertrials.ca/