Ongoingresearchandclinicaltrialsaboutinterventionsandmedicationsareconstantlybeingconductedtoexploretreatments forDyslexia,ADHD,ADDandLearningDisabilities.Findoutaboutresultsofongoingclinicaltrialsorclincialtrialslookingfor volunteer participants at ClinicalTrials.gov.Click here to search:Click here to view current trials seeking patient volunteers: Dyslexia & ADHD TrialsClinicalTrials.govisaWeb-basedresourcethatprovidespatients,theirfamilymembers,healthcareprofessionals,researchers, andthepublicwitheasyaccesstoinformationonpubliclyandprivatelysupportedclinicalstudiesonawiderangeofdiseases andconditions.TheWebsiteismaintainedbytheNationalLibraryofMedicineattheNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH). InformationonClinicalTrials.govisprovidedandupdatedbythesponsororprincipalinvestigatoroftheclinicalstudy.Studies aregenerallysubmittedtotheWebsite(thatis,registered)whentheybegin,andtheinformationonthesiteisupdated throughoutthestudy.Insomecases,resultsofthestudyaresubmittedafterthestudyends.ThisWebsiteanddatabaseof clinical studies is commonly referred to as a "registry" and "results database."ClinicalTrials.govincludesinformationaboutmedicalstudiesinhumanvolunteers.MostoftherecordsinClinicalTrials.gov describeclinicaltrials(alsocalledinterventionalstudies).Aclinicaltrialisaresearchstudyinwhichhumanvolunteersare assignedtointerventions(forexample,amedicalproduct,behavior,orprocedure)basedonaprotocol(orplan)andarethen evaluated for effects on biomedical or health outcomes. ClinicalTrials.govalsoincludesrecordsdescribingobservationalstudiesandprogramsprovidingaccesstoinvestigational drugs outside of clinical trials (expanded access).ClinicalTrials.govdoesnotcontainallclinicalstudiesconductedintheUnitedStatesbecausenotallstudiesarerequiredbylaw toberegistered,suchasobservationalstudiesandtrialsthatdonotstudyadrug,biologic,ordevice(seeFDAAA801 Requirementsformoreinformation).However,therateofregistrationhasincreasedovertimeasmorepoliciesandlaws requiring registration have been enacted and as more sponsors and investigators voluntarily register their studies.ClinicalTrials.govwasmadeavailabletothepubliconFebruary29,2000andtheresultsdatabasewasreleasedinSeptember 2008.Onceastudyisregisteredonthesite,itisnotremoved.Thefullhistoryofchangesmadetoarecordcanbeaccessedby viewing the archival version of the record on the ClinicalTrials.gov archive site.SearchingClinicalTrials.govdoesnotrequireregistrationorpersonalidentification.BecauseClinicalTrials.govisagovernment Web site, it does not host, or receive funding from, advertising or the display of commercial content.Each ClinicalTrials.gov record presents summary information about a study protocol and includes the following:•"Disease or condition•"Intervention (for example, the medical product, behavior, or procedure being studied)•"Title, description, and design of the study•"Requirements for participation (eligibility criteria)•"Locations where the study is being conducted•"Contact information for the study locations•"LinkstorelevantinformationonotherhealthWebsites,suchasNLM'sMedlinePlus®forpatienthealthinformationand PubMed® for citations and abstracts for scholarly articles in the field of medicine.•"Some records also include information on the results of the study, such as:•"Description of study participants (that is the number starting and completing the study and their demographic data)•"Outcomes of the study•"Summary of adverse events experienced by study participants•"Findandviewclinicalstudies.Conductbasicandadvancedsearchesofclinicalstudyrecords;browsestudies;andsearch studies by topic, country, or region. See the Find Studies section of the site.•"Learnmoreaboutclinicalresearch.Findouthowclinicalstudiesareconductedandwhocanparticipate.SeeLearnAbout Clinical Studies.•"Managestudyrecords.Findouthowtosubmitandmaintainstudyrecords,accesstheProtocolRegistrationSystem(PRS), and enter summary information about study protocols and results. See the Submit Studies section of the site.•"Usesitetoolsanddata.Viewstatisticsonregisteredstudiesordownloadstudyrecordsforanalysis.SeetheResources section of the site.
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