General Information and FAQs

CenterWatch
Private sector website specializing in clinical research information. Includes information about clinical trial process, FAQ, and trial listings and matching service

Food and Drug Administration
FDA Guide: From Test Tube to Patient: New Drug Development in the United States

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Studies
Government website addressing FAQ, clinical trials qualified for medicare coverage, and payment for clinical trials.

National Institutes of Health
Government website providing extensive information about clinical trials for potential participants

Woman Can Do
Private website offering information about clinical research specifically for women

Articles

CBS HealthWatch

• Article: Charting the Maze of Clinical Trial

Mayo Clinic

• Article: Clinical Trials: A chance to try evolving therapies. Discusses incentives and procedures of clinical trials in approachable format.
• Article: The language of clinical trials. A guide to terminology involved in clinical trial to give participants better understanding of procedures and processes.
• Article: Kids in Research: Making the decision. A guide for parents concerning the involvement of children in clinical trials.
  

Recruitment: Finding a Clinical Trial

ClinicalStudies (government sponsored)

National Institutes of Health (government sponsored)

Acurian (commercial) - Also contains information about chronic medical conditions

CenterWatch (commercial)

Veritas (commercial) - Also contains information about chronic medical conditions