Yet another patient recruitment tool has just been released by New York-based Applied Informatics. But this one is a “do-it-yourself” platform that moves the search for clinical trials onto social media sites like Twitter.
Healthcare IT start-up TrialX has launched an application that allows the 4 million to 6 million (and growing) Twitter users to find clinical trials.
Google Health lets patients tap into third-party resources such as the Cleveland Clinic or TrialX.org (for finding clinical trials based on personal health information).