Linking Open Drug Data (LODD): a new web-based application that links data from relevant databases for drug development. It can be used for the navigation, visualization and analysis of the data relevant to pharmaceutical research and development. Based on open source, open standards and open access, the LODD enables us to obtain the big picture, [...]
Today, when the driving force in clinical trials accessibility is shifting to more efficiency, let us take a look at the evolution of the Clinical Trials accessibility when it was driven by transparency and knowledge sharing needs. During several years, different registries and databases were created to respond to the necessity of transparency and knowledge [...]
This year begins with a pretty good news, because of the arrival of a new promising actor in clinical trials search, TrialReach, the patient friendly search engine.The first part of the year is finishing with the departure of an actor, Healogica, which announced the sale and shut-down of its site. But more generally, what is [...]
Whenever I type on Google search box, I like to see what Google suggests me. Indeed, sometimes, other users’ searches give me ideas for a better search or, most important, reveals me fresh, rising searches. As Suggest dataset is updated frequently, simply by tapping I can see the aspects users are mostly looking for. In [...]
Someone who wants to search for clinical trials will frequently discover the clinicaltrials.gov website, the registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the US and around the world. Should he then use it? It is not sure. For example, if the patient wants to find suitable trials, he can be rapidly disappointed by [...]
The clinical trials search environment is becoming more populated, colored and attractive. There are still databases and registries but they are surrounded by smart functionalities which allow us to search for clinical trials differently and to enjoy an enhanced clinical trials search experiment. Just take a look at the diagram New vs Old:
Let us start with the trick: If you want to know a social media score, fill in the following equation: (Twitter followers + Facebook friends + LinkedIn contacts) x (Total tweets + Twitterers you follow + Months on Facebook) It would be great but in reality it is much more complicated. If there is no easy [...]
Smile! Clinical trials are friendly to you, too! Forget the access and understanding issues and embrace the new approach to observe, learn, contribute or participate in clinical trials. Whenever you are a patient or a physician, you have now good reasons to search for clinical trials. Here are the best 20 of them: Patients: 1. [...]
There are many videos about clinical trials. We have chosen here two of them which seem to be the best to understand clinical trials and drug development: A Guide to Understanding Clinical Trials, from ClinicalConnection and From Molecule to medicine from PhRMA. We also liked e-Patient Revolution from KruResearch because embracing clinical trials is part [...]
Data talk. Let us listen what they are saying about the authority and visibility of the clinical trial search web sites. In the changing clinical trials search landscape, we need indicators and web sites performances are part of them. Like other web sites, those dedicated to the clinical trials search have to meet the challenge of the [...]
