NIH Clinical Research Trials and You

“Why should I participate in a clinical trial?”

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It’s your involvement that helps researchers to ultimately uncover better ways to treat, prevent, diagnose and understand human disease.

Learn more about participating

  • Help Get the Word Out!

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    You can help raise public awareness of clinical trials with these promotional materials to connect individuals to ClinicalResearchTrials.nih.gov.

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Highlights

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