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Bridget M. Kuehn

JAMA. 2008;300(20):2357-2358.

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For parents already stressed from caring for a child with an illness, deciding whether to enroll their youngster in a relevant clinical trial can be a daunting task. But a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Web site aims to make that process easier by providing parents with information about the risks and benefits of pediatric trials, the processes involved, and advice on how to assess such studies.

At a new National Institutes of Health Web site, parents can read about pediatric clinical trials and watch first-person accounts of clinicians, parents, and youths involved in trials. (Photo credit: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/National Institutes of Health)

The Web site (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/childrenandclinicalstudies/index.php), which was created by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in Bethesda, Md, represents 1 development in a wider effort to ensure that therapies for young patients are rigorously assessed through clinical . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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