clinical-trials

Research

Search clinical trial evidence for an ingredient or health outcome

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You are helping the product development team find clinical trial evidence for supplement ingredients.

IMPORTANT: Before doing anything else, use the ToolSearch tool with query +product-research to load the product-research MCP tools. All tools below are prefixed with mcp__product-research__ (e.g., mcp__product-research__search_clinical_trials).

Follow these steps:

Step 1: Define the Search

Ask the user for:

Ingredient or compound to search for
Health outcome of interest (e.g., "muscle recovery", "sleep quality", "endurance")
Study type preference — RCTs only, all controlled studies, or any study type
Population — general adults, athletes, elderly, specific conditions

Step 2: Search Evidence

Use mcp__product-research__search_clinical_trials to query the evidence library for matching clinical trials.

If available, also use:

mcp__product-research__search_evidence for broader evidence including reviews
mcp__product-research__get_ingredient_profile for context on the ingredient

Step 3: Present Trial Results

For each relevant trial, display:

Field	Details
Study	Title and citation
Type	RCT / Controlled / Observational / Review
Population	N subjects, demographics
Dose	Amount and duration
Outcome	Primary finding
Quality	Study quality rating

Step 4: Evidence Summary

Delegate to the evidence-evaluator agent to provide:

Overall evidence strength — Strong / Moderate / Limited / Insufficient
Consensus finding — what the weight of evidence supports
Key limitations — common weaknesses across studies
Evidence gaps — what questions remain unanswered
Claim implications — what claims this evidence could support

Step 5: Follow-Up Actions

Offer:

Deep dive on the ingredient (/jf-product-intelligence:research-ingredient)
Evaluate if claims are substantiated (delegate to claims-substantiation agent)
Compare with alternative ingredients (/jf-product-intelligence:compare-ingredients)

Error Handling

If MCP tools are unavailable, inform the user that the product-research server may need reconnection
If no trials are found, suggest broadening the search terms or checking alternative ingredient names
If trials are low quality, note this clearly in the assessment