What is it like to participate in a study?

Clinical trials are a key part of the foundation for creating life-saving advancements in health care that depend on the participation of volunteers from all walks of life. You may be a perfectly healthy person or someone battling cancer, but your participation in research is vital to new discoveries.

Finding a clinical trial can be a daunting task

Here’s the reality: there are more than 200,000 clinical trials registered on the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trials website throughout the United States and 191 countries.