Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are an important part of advancing medicine. At Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, researchers conduct health research and clinical trials across a wide range of medical specialties to evaluate new approaches to diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease.
Health Research and Clinical Trials
Learn more about participating in health research and clinical trials at Columbia, including how research studies work, how participants are protected, what informed consent means, and ways to find a study.
The guide also explains what to consider before participating, how to connect with research opportunities, and your rights as a research participant.
Learn About Health Research and Clinical Trials
Finding a Clinical Trial at Columbia
Columbia offers online resources to help patients, families, and volunteers find research studies and clinical trials.
Search Clinical Trials with RecruitMe
RecruitMe is Columbia’s clinical research study recruitment website. Search for studies by medical condition, investigator, or study title and learn about studies currently enrolling participants.
RecruitMe includes studies across many areas of medicine as well as research opportunities for healthy volunteers.
Search RecruitMe Clinical Trials
Cancer Clinical Trials
The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) offers clinical trials for adults and children across many cancer types. These studies evaluate new approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care.
Patients and families can search HICCC clinical trials by cancer type, condition, provider, or study information.