Benefits of Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are biomedical or health-related research studies conducted in human beings to allow for the collection of safety and efficacy data on new drugs or medical devices that can improve health care and determine better ways to diagnose, treat and/or cure diseases.

Clinical trials are sponsored or funded by a variety of organizations or individuals such as physicians, medical institutions, foundations, voluntary groups, government agencies, and pharmaceutical companies. Trials can take place in a variety of locations, such as hospitals, universities, doctors' offices, or community clinics.

Participating in clinical trials has many benefits, including playing an active role in your own health care, gaining access to new research treatments before they are widely available, obtaining expert medical care at leading health care facilities and helping other patients by contributing to medical research.