How this works
This page explains where the information on this site comes from, how it's sorted, and where it can go wrong. Please read it before you trust anything the results page tells you.
Where the trial data comes from
Trial listings come from ClinicalTrials.gov, the U.S. government's public registry of clinical research. It is the same registry doctors and researchers use. This site does not run any trials itself and has no relationship with the trial sponsors.
The registry is re-checked on a schedule, so a trial that closes enrollment or opens a new site near you should show up here within a few days, not instantly.
How a computer reads eligibility criteria
Each trial listing includes an eligibility section written in dense, clinical language — the kind meant for doctors, not families. This site uses an automated language model to read that text and pull out a few specific things: whether a study partner is required, roughly how often visits happen, and a few other common requirements.
This automated reading sometimes gets it wrong. It can miss a requirement that's stated in an unusual way, or misread one that's ambiguous. It is a starting point for a conversation with a trial coordinator, not a final answer.
How accurate it actually is
We checked this by hand. Out of 40 trials reviewed manually:
- Every trial the system flagged as requiring a study partner really did require one. It did not falsely flag any trial.
- Of the 12 trials that actually required a study partner, the system caught 8 and missed 4.
In plain terms: if this site tells you a trial needs a study partner, that has been reliable so far. If it doesn't mention a study partner, that's not proof one isn't needed — always ask.
What the three lists mean
Worth asking about — nothing in the criteria we could read appears to rule this out.
Can't tell — ask your doctor — the criteria couldn't be read reliably. We show these instead of hiding them, because a trial the system can't read is not a trial that should disappear.
Probably not — something specific in the listing appears to conflict with what you told us. We name that specific thing so you can judge for yourself whether it really applies.
The one rule this whole site runs on
This site never tells you that you or your family member are eligible or ineligible for a trial. It only sorts trials by what their public listing says. The only way to actually find out is to call the trial coordinator listed on the trial's page. If you take one thing from this page, take that.