Drug trials move through phases that test safety, effectiveness and side effects, and the FDA typically requires Phase 1, 2 and 3 trials before approving a medicine. Not every study is about drugs; some test diagnosis, care or prevention.
The Alzheimer's Association's TrialMatch is a free service that matches people living with cognitive impairment or dementia, their caregivers and healthy volunteers with studies that may fit.
Why it matters
Families are rarely told which studies they could join, and TrialMatch makes that search free.
Sources
Where to check this, and where to read more. All external and all authoritative.
- National Institute on Aging: What are clinical trials and studies?
- Alzheimer's Association: TrialMatch
Dementia clinical trials where you live
The local guide on this, for each city we cover.
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