ArticleContemporary clinical trials2008
Using the Internet to search for cancer clinical trials: a comparative audit of clinical trial search tools.
Article in Contemporary clinical trials, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
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Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed.
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- YouTube Videos as a Source of Information About Clinical Trials: Observational Study.JMIR cancer · 2018Article
- Evaluating the Use of Plain Language in a Cancer Clinical Trial Website/App.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2017Article
- Cross-system evaluation of clinical trial search engines.AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science proceedings. AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science · 2014Article
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- Adoption, acceptability, and accuracy of an online clinical trial matching website for breast cancer.Journal of medical Internet research · 2012Article
- Outcomes of a cancer clinical trial matching service.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2012Article
- ResearchMatch: a national registry to recruit volunteers for clinical research.Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges · 2012Article
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- Patient internet use surrounding cancer clinical trials: clinician perceptions and responses.Contemporary clinical trials · 2010Article
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6 authors.
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Abstract
Advancing the clinical trial research process to improve cancer treatment necessitates helping people with cancer identify and enroll in studies, and researchers are using the power of the Internet to facilitate this process. This study used a content analysis of online cancer clinical trial search tools to understand what people with cancer might encounter. The content analysis revealed that clinical trial search tools were easy to identify using a popular search engine, but their functionality and content varied greatly. Most required that users be fairly knowledgeable about their medical condition and sophisticated in their web navigation skills. The ability to search by a specific health condition or type of cancer was the most common search strategy. The more complex tools required that users input detailed information about their personal medical history and have knowledge of specific clinical trial terminology. Search tools, however, only occasionally advised users to consult their doctors regarding clinical trial decision-making. This, along with the complexity of the tools suggests that online search tools may not adequately facilitate the clinical trial recruitment process. Findings from this analysis can be used as a framework from which to systematically examine actual consumer experience with online clinical trial search tools.
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