What is a clinical trial?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:A clinical trial is a carefully designed research study in which people participate as volunteers to test new methods of screening, preventing, diagnosing, or treating breast cancer. Clinical trials are also referred to as clinical studies, medical research, and research protocols. Carefully conducted clinical trials are the safest and most effective way to find new methods of preventing, diagnosing, and treating breast cancer.
A clinical trial is a carefully designed research study in which people participate as volunteers to test new methods of screening, preventing, diagnosing, or treating breast cancer. Clinical trials are also referred to as clinical studies, medical... More -
Clinical trials are treatments that use experimental drugs or methods. Clinical trials might be an option if your esophageal cancer has gotten worse, even though you have tried other treatment options. They are usually based on the latest treatment research but are currently unproven or unstudied in improving cancer survival. In addition to possibly helping you with your cancer, clinical trials also provide important research into cancer and cancer treatment.
Clinical trials are treatments that use experimental drugs or methods. Clinical trials might be an option if your esophageal cancer has gotten worse, even though you have tried other treatment options. They are usually based on the latest treatment... More -
Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:Clinical trials are studies, managed by government agencies, educational institutions, private not-for-profit organizations, or commercial businesses, to develop, produce, and evaluate the effectiveness of new treatments and therapies for diseases.
Clinical trials were once seen as the last resort for people with no other treatment choices. Today that is no longer the case, as patients sometimes receive their first treatment in trials. And trials aren’t limited to treatments. They might evaluate the effectiveness of disease-prevention strategies, screening processes to detect diseases before symptoms occur, better diagnostic processes, and ways to improve the quality of life for patients.
Clinical trials are studies, managed by government agencies, educational institutions, private not-for-profit organizations, or commercial businesses, to develop, produce, and evaluate the effectiveness of new treatments and therapies for diseases.... More -
SCAI answered:Oftentimes patients will hear of exciting new treatments for conditions, not realizing that those treatments are in the clinical-trial phase and not yet approved for use in the general population.
A clinical trial is a study to see if a new medication, device, or other treatment is safe and effective. Clinical trials are funded by a physician, government health agency, pharmaceutical company or other interested group. In the United States, guidelines for the proper conduct of clinical trials are created by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the FDA seeks to regulate clinical trials as much as is possible, many clinical trials contain some amount of risk for participants, as treatments are still in the investigational, or experimental, stage. Clinical trials are required to be monitored by an Institutional Review Board, which is a committee designed to assure the safe and ethical conduct of the study.
Clinical trial participants are people who satisfy pre-established criteria, such as being within a certain age range or having a particular disease. These participants do a public service by helping medical science develop new treatments. They may be interested in seeking help for their own condition or in helping the larger population. Some trial participants are compensated for their participation.
If a clinical trial establishes the safety and efficacy of a new treatment, that information is submitted to the FDA as part of the approval process for potentially bringing the drug to market.
Oftentimes patients will hear of exciting new treatments for conditions, not realizing that those treatments are in the clinical-trial phase and not yet approved for use in the general population. A clinical trial is a study to see if a new... More -
Healthwise answered:A clinical trial is a research study on human volunteers designed to answer specific health questions. The purpose of a clinical trial is to find out whether a medicine or treatment regimen is safe and effective against a specific condition or disease.
Clinical trials compare the effectiveness of the study medicine or treatment against standard, accepted treatment or a placebo (an inactive substance used to compare results with an active substance). Early (phase I) trials establish the safety, toxicity, and safe dosing ranges of a new treatment.
A clinical trial may be sponsored by a government agency, such as the National Institutes of Health, or a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company. All clinical trials are guided by government regulations. These rules make sure that participants are not likely to be harmed and that they fully understand the risks and benefits of participating.
A clinical trial is a research study on human volunteers designed to answer specific health questions. The purpose of a clinical trial is to find out whether a medicine or treatment regimen is safe and effective against a specific condition or... More
