March 31, 2009
How to Find Macular Degeneration Clinical Trials
Would you like to know how you can find macular degeneration clinical trials in your own country, state or city? It really is quite easy.
Macular Degeneration Research
The website www.ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported studies conducted in the United States and around the world.
ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's:
purpose,
who may participate,
locations, and
contact numbers for more details.
This information should be used in conjunction with advice from health care professionals. Here are the steps to take:
1) Go to www.ClinicalTrials.gov
2) Click on Search for Clinical Trials
3) Type in "macular degeneration" in the search field and a list of all the studies in 157 countries will come up.
4) At the top hit "Hide Studies that are not seeking new volunteers."
Currently there are 196 studies seeking new volunteers.
Perform a Search for a City or State
You can limit the list geographically by adding your city or state. For example, in the search field you would type in:"macular degeneration Chicago" or
"macular degeneration Illinois."
Then hit "Hide studies that are not seeking new volunteers."
Search by Type of Treatment
Searching macular degeneration clinical trials by treatment is also an option. Some of your searches could be:"Macular degeneration lutein"
"Macular degeneration avastin"
"Macular degeneration omega 3"
"Macular degeneration antioxidants"
To learn some more tips on searching for your own clinical trials and a listing of come current research going on right now click here:
Thanks so much for subscribing to Macular Degeneration News.
Leslie Degner, RN, BSN
Better Health for Better Vision
www.WebRN-MacularDegneration.com