Subfile:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Format (FM):
Fact Sheet (22).
Language(s) (LG):
English.
Year Published (YR):
2002.
Audience code (AC):
General Public/Consumers (300). Patients (400).
Corporate Author (CN):
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Source (SO):
Gaithersburg, MD: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse. 2002. 8 p.
Availability (AV):
Available from National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse. P.O. Box 7923, Gaithersburg, MD 20898. (888) 644-6226; INTERNATIONAL PHONE: (301) 519-3153; TTY: (866) 464-3615; FAX: (866) 464-3616; E-MAIL: info@nccam.nih.gov.
PRICE: Free.
Publication Number: D162.
Abstract (AB):
This fact sheet provides information about clinical trials, including the definition of clinical trials in general and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) clinical trials in particular. The first section lists key facts about clinical trials in a bullet format, followed by a series of questions and answers about clinical trials and CAM. The fact sheet discusses NCCAM's role in clinical trials; the types, phases, and common elements of clinical trials; placebos; participation in clinical trials, including protections, benefits, and risks; and how people can get more information about participating in clinical trials. Contact information for various clinical trial resources is listed at the end of the fact sheet.
Major Descriptors (MJ):
Clinical Trials. Alternative Medicine. Complementary Medicine. Patient Education.
Verification/Update Date (VE):
200210.
Notes (NT):
Copyright: No.
Accession Number (AN):
AMDC03336.
URL (LK):
http://nccam.nih.gov/clinicaltrials/factsheet/index.htm
