The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) has released a May 2005 update on clinical trials registration, in which they state that "they will consider a trial for publication only if it has been registered before the enrollment of the first patient." Read the editorial .
Looking to locate clinical trials? Check out ClinicalTrials.gov or CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service or NCI's Cancer Trials .
Produced by NLM for NIH, ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details. The National Cancer Institute database focuses on cancer therapy trials and CenterWatch lists industry-sponsored trials in a variety of fields.
Posted by terryj at June 3, 2005 08:34 AM to Alerts