ClinicalTrials.gov is this week’s spotlight.

This Website is dedicated to providing information on a variety of traumatic brain injury (TBI) trials. If you are interested in participating in cutting edge research regarding various aspects of TBI, this is a good place to start looking for information.

Clinical trials are essential to TBI research as they determine which drugs and treatments are approved for human use. While tests on lab animals are what initially decides whether or not a drug is effective, they need human test subjects to figure out if they will really work or if they are ineffective.

Researchers often face the problem of not being able to find enough trial participants. This holds up the process of publishing a potentially beneficial drug. Some trials offer compensation, and all offer high levels of medical care while you are participating in the study

www.ClinicalTrials.gov

ClinicalTrials.gov, a service by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials, both in the United States and throughout the world.

Extremely user-friendly, ClinicalTrials.gov makes it easy to search for traumatic brain and spinal cord injury clinical research trials using the specific medical condition or other criteria. Study topics are listed by condition, by drug intervention, by sponsor, and also by location.

The listings include information about the reason for the trial, who may participate, the location of the trials, and other pertinent details.

In addition, ClinicalTrials.gov includes additional resources on its site, such as educational materials for those seeking education on clinical trials, a section devoted to what’s new in clinical trials, as well a glossary of terms used in clinical trial research.