Link: Clinical Trials Medpedia
What is Medpedia? I came across Medpedia some time ago and was interested in learning how the medical community created a new model (wikipedia-like) for sharing knowledge about health and medicine among medical professionals and the general public.
Today I learned that they are expanding its use to make online clinical trial searches available to the public. Of course, any information obtained should not substitute for professional medical advice, but this capability adds a new dimension to availability of free and accessible online health information. Of course, with any public venue for health information, HITECH / HIPAA Privacy and Security rules remain in effect.
Medpedia Clinical Trials is a platform for searching clinical trials by specific condition or topic. The data is updated regularly from ClinicalTrials.gov, which is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. The search results provide details on a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and sometimes contact information. All members of Medpedia can leave comments on clinical trial pages. The information in Medpedia Clinical Trials should not be a substitute for professional advice or expert medical services from a qualified healthcare provider.
More about The Medpedia Project
Medpedia provides a free online technology platform to any individual or organization that can benefit from its use, available at www.medpedia.com. Users of the platform include medical and scientific journals, medical schools, research institutes, medical associations, physicians, hospitals, for-profit and non-profit organizations, companies, expert patients, policy makers, students, non-professionals taking care of loved ones, individual medical professionals, scientists, etc.
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