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Editorial Policy

Source rules, correction standards, independence, and how composite Field Notes are handled.

Mission and scope

Clinical Forage covers clinical research participation from the reader’s side: logistics, burden, participant protections, source verification, and payment terms.

The site is owned by Kerr Media LLC. Topic pages are written by Anthony Mercer and can be corrected or updated through tony@clinicalforage.com.

How sources are selected

Official registries and primary study pages are preferred.
When possible, ClinicalTrials.gov listings and NIH materials are used as the baseline source for study information.
Third-party listing sites may be used only as supplemental leads and should not replace primary verification.

How study cards are written

Study cards summarize only high-level logistics-oriented information.
They are meant to help readers decide what to verify next, not to replace the official listing or consent materials.
Where details are incomplete or may change, the page explicitly tells readers to verify with the official source and site staff.

Field Notes methodology

Field Notes are composite educational scenarios based on common participation and site-administration issues. They are not presented as reports about specific people, sites, or studies.

Review cadence

Important guide pages should be reviewed periodically and marked with a “last updated” date when materially revised.
Study listings should be checked again before promotion or homepage featuring, because recruitment status and logistics can change.

Editorial independence

If the site ever includes sponsorships, affiliate links, or paid placements, those relationships should be disclosed clearly and should not control safety-oriented or factual content.

How listings are handled

SOURCES

Example study listings are included to show how a participant can read a public entry for burden, eligibility, payment, and verification questions. Clinical Forage does not sponsor the studies, recruit for them, receive payment from them, or confirm eligibility for readers.

When a listing is used as an example, readers should treat the official registry record and the study site as the controlling sources. If an example becomes stale, the page should be corrected or replaced rather than treated as a live recruitment notice.

Health-content limits

LIMITS

Clinical Forage discusses research participation logistics, consent questions, payment terms, listing evaluation, and privacy precautions. It does not diagnose conditions, interpret lab results, recommend treatment, or tell readers whether a study is medically appropriate.

Readers with medical questions should bring the study documents, lab results, medication restrictions, and consent form to their own clinician. A study site can explain the protocol. A personal clinician can help interpret how participation may interact with the reader’s medical history.