Assignment Instructions/ Description
Purpose: To experience using a government clinical trial website. To learn to read various research reports. To become aware of various government programs, systems, and institutions, that are happening and to gain experience on how to access information that may be helpful to you as a healthcare professional.
Go to this site: https://clinicaltrials.gov/Click the heading: Find a studyThere are tutorials at the bottom of this same menu to help you learn how to search in this site if needed.Select ‘See Studies on Map’ [the topic is your choice]Select the USASelect IL -- IT MUST BE AN ILLINOIS STUDYIn the filter menu on the lower-left select:Studies: CompletedSex: AllStudy type: AllStudy Results: With ResultsStudy Phase: Do not select anyFunder type: [your choice or leave blank]Click: ApplyHint: If you leave funding blank there will be a bigger list to choose from.
Answer the following questions in order of sequence.
Title?What conditions were involved or required to participate in the study?Give a description of the study found in the Tabular view- [Purpose, who, what, when, where, & why etc…] What Intervention[s] were involved?What specific drug[s] were involved? [*If there are none...pick another study.]Give a brief summary of the results of the study.Discuss what did you learn from this activity and the website?Explain how you can see using this website as an HCP
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