Ask your doctor for advice on what is available in your area for your disease or condition.

To search for ongoing clinical trials in stem cellⁱ research as well as other research areas, you can also try ClinicalTrials.gov or Current Controlled Trials.  Note that not all trials are listed in these databases.

For more information about the clinical trials process, see:

• A Closer Look at Stem Cell Treatments - information to help patients and others evaluate stem cell treatments.  Includes an outline of the process by which science becomes medicine, and the opportunity to submit a clinic offering stem cell therapies for review.  Produced by the ISSCR.
• ClinicalTrials.gov - background information, resources and definitions
• ISSCR Patient Handbook on Stem Cell Therapies - 8-page PDF document with patient-oriented information on stem cell therapies and the development of new medical treatments
• Experimental Treatments for Spinal Cord Injuries: What you should know if you are considering participation in a clinical trial - 40 page PDF document produced by International Campaign for Cures of Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis  (ICCP) with general information about the clinical trials process as well as specific information about spinal cord injuries.