##  [Clinical trials](/clinicaltrials "Clinical trials") 

 Clinical trials are at the heart of our work to bring innovative medicines to people with a particular disease or condition. These studies ensure that an investigative medicine is effective and safe, and rely entirely on patients and healthy volunteers. Learn more about clinical trials at Novartis including opportunities to get involved.

 

###  Search for Novartis clinical trials that are currently recruiting participants. 

A full listing of Novartis clinical trials which also includes active and completed studies can be found at [ClinicalTrials.gov](https://www.ClinicalTrials.gov).

[Find recruiting trials](/clinicaltrials/study)



 

 















 



 

##  Novartis trials 

Clinical trials are at the heart of our work to bring innovative medicines to people with a particular disease or condition. These studies ensure that an investigative medicine is effective and safe, and rely entirely on patients and healthy volunteers.



 

 [Learn more](/clinicaltrials/novartis-trials "Learn more") 



 

 



 





##  Participating in a clinical trial 

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###  For patients 

Information for patients or caregivers interested in participating in a clinical trial

 

 

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 ![A doctor filling in a clinical trial medical chart](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/cards_50_50/public/2022-06/doctor-studying-a-chart.jpg.webp?itok=p1nuf-hX "Doctor studying a chart") 

 

###  For healthcare professionals 

Working with Novartis on clinical trials

 

 

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##  Transparency 

Our vision is to be a trusted leader in changing the practice of medicine. Novartis believes one aspect of building trust with society and research participants is through making our ongoing trials and their trial results public, regardless of the outcome of the trial.

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###  Lay Protocol Synopses 

Lay protocol synopses (LPS) are brief, plain language summaries of clinical trial protocols. They are written to make trial information easy to understand for Ethics Committee members and the general public. LPS are prepared for all trials with sites in the EU.

 

 

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 ![A doctor talks to a heart patient](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/cards_50_50/public/2021-09/cardio-metabolic-heart-patient.jpg.webp?itok=ThuXo9DC "Heart patient with doctor") 

 

###  Trial summaries for patients 

Trial summaries for patients are written in easier to understand language than the corresponding technical result summaries. Patients summaries are provided in English and local languages.

 

 

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###  Clinical trial results 

Novartis has long been dedicated to informing the public about interventional trial results. Novartis launched the results website in 2005 becoming one of the first companies to provide this information to the public.

 

 

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###  NARD (Novartis Anonymized Redacted Dossiers) 

NARD is a publicly accessible website for Novartis to share dossiers submitted to Health Authorities for product approval in an anonymized/redacted format.

 

 

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 ![Patient using a tablet](/sites/novartis_com/files/styles/cta_image/public/2021-09/patient-image-using-a-tablet.jpg.webp?itok=ck3c1fgW "Patient using a tablet") 

 

##  Clinical trial data sharing 

Novartis is committed to sharing with qualified external researchers, access to anonymized patient level data and clinical study reports from eligible studies.

[Vivli - Center for Global Clinical Research Data](https://vivli.org/)

[Clinical Study Data Request](https://www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com/)



 

 



 





[Learn more](/clinicaltrials/transparency "Transparency")



 



##  Country resources 

 

 

 [Germany](https://klinischeforschung.novartis.de/ "Germany") 



 [Switzerland](https://www.novartis.com/ch-de/medizin-neu-denken/forschung-entwicklung "Switzerland") 



 

 









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