PHR Users Guide

Chapter 13

13. The Research Studies and Information Buttons

1. 13.1. The Blue Information Button

2. The PHR system provides a button next to many of the medical conditions, drugs, allergies, and vaccines entered into the PHR. Click this button for additional reliable consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources.

3. 13.2. The Research Studies Button

4. You can find the latest medical research studies related to particular medical diseases or conditions by clicking on the Research Studies button at the top of the Medical Conditions section of the PHR. The button will open a window that will allow you to search for research studies entered into the National Institute of Health’s ClinicalTrials.gov web site. When you click the search button, you will be taken to a list of studies on the ClinicalTrials.gov web site that are actively recruiting volunteers.

5. ClinicalTrials.gov is a Web-based resource that provides patients, their family members, health care professionals, researchers, and the public with easy access to information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies on a wide range of diseases and conditions.