Clinical Trials Search Tool

[alanpgh]

MSWorld has just added a new clinical trial search widget to the Resource Center.

Click on the link below to search for Clinical Trials that might be right for you:
https://goo.gl/lQlK0m


This is an amazing tool, powered by Antidote.

We are making this tool available because we think it might be helpful to our members.

Please post comments here about this Clinical Trial search tool or anything else related Clinical Trials.

Good Luck!

Alan


Making this Clinical Trial Search tool available does not constitute an endorsement by MSWorld.

MSWorld is not receiving any financial support for making this tool available to the MSWorld Community.

[jreagan70]

First, for completeness, it should be pointed out that anyone can search for clinical trials at www.clinical trials.gov. But it can take a little skill for a person to find a trial they might qualify for, and all the searching might be more work than a person wants to do. And trials being conducted entirely outside the US may not be listed.

The Antidote clinical trial search tool isn't foolproof. It recognizes only certain forms of keywords, so if the user enters a search term that the search tool doesn't recognize, it won't find the trials. For example, it doesn't recognize "Parkinsons"; it recognizes "Parkinson's Disease," with the apostrophe. It doesn't recognize NMO, only neuromyelitis optica.

However, it offers prompts during keyword entry to enable the user to select a term the program does recognize. If you type MS, the prompt brings up "Multiple Sclerosis (MS)," which then has to be selected to advance to the next question.

Quirks aside, the nice thing about the Antidote search tool is that it does the work for you. It finds potential trials by asking the user a series of screening questions that easily narrow down the possibilities. The user doesn't have to work out all the answers to see if they qualify or search through a listing to see if there's a trial center near them.

For anyone interested in participating in a clinical trial, the search tool is definitely worth using.

[alanpgh]

Thanks for your comments... All great suggestions to improve the search tool.

To me, this tool is a user-friendly front end to clinical trials.gov.

Very useful for anyone looking for a clinical trial that matches their needs.

Keep the comments coming!

Thank You,
Alan

[KoKo]

Thanks for your comments... All great suggestions to improve the search tool.

To me, this tool is a user-friendly front end to clinical trials.gov.

Very useful for anyone looking for a clinical trial that matches their needs.

Keep the comments coming!

Thank You,
Alan

Hi Alan

I noticed that for the "condition" box, you have to enter "chronic progressive ms", and not primary progressive ms.

Take Care

[alanpgh]

Thanks for the feedback.
We sent to the company that developed this tool.

Since the tool is for all conditions, they don't understand the generally accepted lingo used in each area. I'm sure this and other feedback will help to improve this Clinical Trials tool.

Thank You!
Alan