Clinical Trials Resource Center

Welcome to the National Pain Foundation Clinical Trials Resource Center, presented in partnership with CenterWatch, the leading publisher of information on clinical research for patients and their advocates and healthcare professionals. Please click on the links below to learn more about clinical research and related resources.

About Clinical Research

This section provides background information about the clinical trials process and what to expect when you volunteer to participate in a clinical trial.

Email Notification Service

Register your email address to be notified when new clinical trials are posted to the CenterWatch database for the specific indication(s) of interest to you.

FDA Drug Approvals

This is a comprehensive listing of drugs that have recently been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The drugs are organized by therapeutic area.

Research Centers Conducting Clinical Trials

This directory provides detailed profiles of over several hundred clinical research centers. Click on a specialty area to find research centers organized geographically by state, city and center name. Then click on any link to learn more about that center and get contact information.

CenterWatch Research Headlines

Here you'll find links to news articles and reports on recent advances in clinical research. This section is updated weekly and the information has been published in CenterWatch publications during the past weeks. The featured conditions change each week, and not all indications are represented.

New Medical Therapies (NMT) Trial Results

NMT Weekly Trial Results database provides information about the results of recently completed and ongoing clinical trials. The clinical trial result summaries typically include the name and phase of the new therapy, the company sponsoring the research, a description of the trial design, and information on how well the drug has performed.

Patient Bookstore

Contains a variety of reports, brochures and publications that patients and their advocates can use to learn more about the clinical trials industry and how to identify and volunteer for clinical trials.