Clinical Trials

Information for Patients

Clinical trials are medical research studies in which people participate as volunteers.

Find NIAMS studies seeking patients to better understand conditions and find effective treatment.

Search the database of clinical trials being conducted at the NIH.

Find out more about the database of public and private clinical trials available around the globe.

Learn what clinical trials are, who participates, and your protections as a volunteer.

Learn about actively recruiting research studies.

The NIAMS clinical trials program supports the spectrum of such studies.

Understand the NIAMS, NIH, and other federal policies and guidelines.

Follow the steps to register your clinical trial with ClinicalTrials.gov.