Educational Resources

About Clinical Studies

  • Infographic: Why do researchers do different kinds of clinical studies?
  • Randomization and Bias in Cancer Clinical Trials
  • Randomization in Clinical Trials
  • What is Clinical Research? — YouTube
  • What are the different types of clinical research? — YouTube

Information About Children and Clinical Research Trials

  • Children and Clinical Studies
  • Kids in Research
  • Infographic: Pediatric Drug Research at NICHD
  • Today’s Research on Medicines for Children Offers Hope for Tomorrow (Duchenne muscular dystrophy)

Information en Español

  • Estudios clínicos
  • Guía sobre ensayos clínicos para el paciente
  • Si tiene cáncer...Lo que debería saber sobre estudios clínicos
  • Si piensa que no hay forma de prevenir el cáncer...Conozca los estudios clínicos
  • ¿Qué preguntas debo hacer antes de decidir si quiero formar parte de un estudio clínico?
  • Los estudios clínicos y las personas mayores
  • Cómo participar en un estudio clínico sobre la enfermedad de Alzheimer
  • Estudios clínicos: beneficios, riesgos y seguridad

Information for Older Adults

  • What are Clinical Trials and Studies?
  • Clinical Trials and Older Adults booklet
  • Videos: “Why I Participate in Alzheimer's Research”
  • Common Questions About Participating in Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Research
  • Infographic: Together We Make the Difference! Participate in Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Clinical Research
  • Federal Government Programs and Clinical Trial Coverage

Precision Medicine in Research

  • The Precision Medicine Initiative: Infographic
  • Video: Jamie Roberts
  • Video: Al Richmond of Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
  • Video: Bray Patrick-Lake of Duke
  • Video: Donating Your Tissue for Research

You can help raise public awareness of clinical trials with these promotional materials to connect individuals to ClinicalResearchTrials.nih.gov.