Do you want to participate in a clinical research study?

In the old days (20 years ago) nobody was anxious to participate in medical research. The prevailing attitude was: Why would anybody volunteer to be a guinea pig?

But times change. Now, participating in clinical trials is widely viewed as the best way to receive the latest in therapeutic miracles. Some patients actually get angry if doctors offer them only "approved" therapies. Participating in research is considered by many to be a right instead of a burden. The problem is, there are so many clinical trials out there - how can a person get matched with the right one?

Well, thanks to the miracle of modern communication technology, there's a way to match willing research participants with investigators desperately seeking subjects. If you're interested in becoming a research subject, follow these links to see which projects are recruiting.

Clinical research studies sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
These ongoing clinical trials are seeking patients. The site gives a contact person and some background information for each open study.

ClinicalTrials.gov
ClinicalTrials.gov is a search engine, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, that matches patients who want to participate in a research trial, with ongoing trials that meet their needs. The search engine finds ongoing clinical trials that match your search criteria.

CenterWatch
CenterWatch is a clinical trials listing service that attempts to match interested participants with over 41,000 clinical research studies. This site even offers a notification service, so that if a new trial begins that meets your needs, you will be notified of it.