1. Explore the following Websites:

Clinical Trials: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
NIHSeniorHealth: http://www.nihseniorhealth.gov/

2. Please see below for Notes and Highlights on: ClinicalTrials and NIHSeniorHealth

ClinicalTrials.gov: ClinicalTrials.gov offers up-to-date information for locating federally and privately supported clinical trials for a wide range of diseases and conditions. A clinical trial is a research study in human volunteers to answer specific health questions. You can search clinical trials by condition, location, age, trial phase, and sponsor.

Highlights:

• Try searching using Advanced Search Feature to narrow your search
• Click on the blue boxes in Advanced Search for definitions
• Notice the color scheme: Red = Completed Clinical Trial or No longer recruiting and Green = Recruiting

NIHSeniorHealth.gov: Created by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, NIHSeniorHealth is a website for older adults. It contains aging-related health information that is easily accessible for family members and friends seeking reliable, easy to understand health information. Online videos and internet training resources are also available here.

Highlights:

• On the home page, notice that you can increase/decrease the font, turn the computer speakers on/off (so the computer will speak in order to help those who have low vision)
• Look at the videos: they are short, have transcripts, and testimonials
• Look at the Training Tools: these help you, the instructor, help Seniors or others learn how to use the Internet
• For more information NIHSeniorHealth refers the user back to MedlinePlus.gov