CuraLink

An AI-powered clinical research platform that helps patients discover clinical trials, publications, and experts while enabling researchers to collaborate, manage studies, and connect with participants.

Key Features • How To Use • How To Contribute • Technologies • License

🌐 Live Demo🔗 curalink-research.vercel.app

Key Features

For Patients

• Natural Language Search — Describe your condition in plain language
• Clinical Trial Recommendations — Personalized matches from ClinicalTrials.gov
• Expert Discovery — Search and connect with health researchers
• Publication Browser — Explore relevant medical research
• Community Forums — Post questions and get answers from researchers
• Favorites — Save trials, publications, and experts
• Meeting Requests — Schedule consultations with researchers

For Researchers

• ORCID Integration — Link and verify your research identity
• Trial Management — Create and manage your clinical trials
• Researcher Collaboration — Connect with peers across institutions
• Forum Responses — Engage with patient questions
• Publication Discovery — Browse and save relevant papers
• Meeting Management — Accept or decline patient consultation requests

Platform

• AI-Powered Summaries — Gemini Pro translates research into patient-friendly language
• Smart Keyword Extraction — Auto-extract disease terms from natural language input
• Role-Based Access — Separate, tailored experiences for patients and researchers

Project Structure

curalink/
├── app/                        # Next.js App Router pages
│   ├── (auth)/                 # Authentication routes
│   ├── (patient)/              # Patient-facing pages
│   ├── (researcher)/           # Researcher dashboard pages
│   └── api/                    # API route handlers
├── components/                 # Reusable UI components
├── lib/                        # Database connection and utilities
├── models/                     # Mongoose schemas and models
├── hooks/                      # Custom React hooks
├── context/                    # React context providers
├── utils/                      # Helper functions and external API integrations
│                               # (ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, ORCID, Google Scholar)
├── .env.local.example          # Environment variables template
├── package.json                # Dependencies and scripts
└── README.md                   # Project documentation

How To Use

To clone and run this application, you'll need Git, Node.js, and MongoDB (or Docker) installed on your computer.

Clone this repository

$ git clone https://github.com/your-username/curalink
$ cd curalink

Install dependencies

$ npm install

Configure environment variables

$ cp .env.local.example .env.local  # Fill in your values

Required variables:

• MONGODB_URI — MongoDB connection string
• NEXTAUTH_SECRET — NextAuth.js secret
• GEMINI_API_KEY — Google Gemini API key
• PUBMED_API_KEY (optional) — PubMed credentials
• ORCID_CLIENT_ID / ORCID_CLIENT_SECRET (optional) — ORCID OAuth

Start MongoDB (if running locally)

# Using Docker
$ docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongodb mongo:latest

Run the development server

$ npm run dev

Then open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

How to Contribute

1. Clone the repo and create a new branch: $ git checkout -b name_for_new_branch
2. Make your changes and test thoroughly
3. Submit a Pull Request with a comprehensive description of your changes

Technologies

This software uses the following technologies:

• Frontend: Next.js 14+ (App Router) + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS
• Backend: Next.js Server Actions
• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose ODM)
• Authentication: NextAuth.js with JWT
• AI: Google Gemini Pro — keyword extraction and patient-friendly summarization
• External APIs: ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, ORCID, Google Scholar

License

MIT

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