US clinical trial patient matching service launched

Two pioneers of customer-driven on-line health care have teamed up in an effort to address the long-standing problem in the USA of patient recruitment in cancer drug clinical trials (Marketletter July 31, 2006). Revolution Health and EmergingMed claim to offer patients and physicians the largest, personalized cancer clinical trial matching and referral service in the country. Using the groups' new Internet search tool or by calling a clinical trial specialist, individuals can quickly assess their eligibility for more than 10,000 clinical trial listings in a confidential and efficient way. The service is provided by EmergingMed and available on-line via www.RevolutionHealth.com.

Brad Jacobs, Revolution Health's senior medical director, said: "through our on-line communities, RevolutionHealth.com is helping change people's lives, giving them the information, tools and support they need to live healthier and to find key resources to help navigate the health care system when they are sick." He added that "EmergingMed's on-line matching service and health call center provide key linkage points for patients and their caregivers when looking for clinical trials."