TrialSphere empowers clinical trial volunteers to connect, build and cultivate long-term partnerships with clinical researchers (ie. private clinical research sites, hospitals, academia & NIH funded investigators)Clinical trial volunteers can:* Easily find study opportunities by searching researchers based ongeography & type of study (ie. cancer, diabetes etc)* Communicate with researchers through friend requests, on-site email, instant message, groups, forums, comments & activity feeds* Enjoy a richer clinical trial experience by consistently communicating with their research teamResearchers can:* Search & recruit study volunteers by age, location, condition & current treatments* "Friend request" volunteers * Network with other researchers* Communicate with their connections in an efficient way (such as Facebook) * Publish and share an on-site blog* Create groups (ie. "cancer-treatment naive", "diabetes waiting list" etc)* Moderate content posted by volunteers