You may ask yourself, “Why should I try something that researchers are not sure will work?” That is a good question. Being part of a clinical trial may have risks, but it may also have benefits. Past clinical trial history has led many to hesitate to sign up for research. However, today there are strict …
Clinical trials are research studies that include human volunteers. Before they start a clinical trial, doctors must prove there is a chance that the new treatment will work better than the one available now. They do research until they can prove this. For example, they might test the treatment on laboratory animals. They do this …
This glossary will help you understand words and phrases frequently used on ClinicalTrials.gov. Many of these words are also used by clinical researchers and others in the same or a similar manner. But the definitions below are provided to explain content on ClinicalTrials.gov only. Accepts Healthy Volunteers A type of eligibility criteria that indicates whether …