Questions to Ask Before Participating In a Clinical Research Trial!

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Questions to Ask Before Participating In a
Clinical Research Trial!
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• If you take part in a clinical trial, you may get
  tests or treatments in a hospital, clinic, or
  doctors office. Participants in a clinical
  trial are often treated like other patients who
  arent in a clinical trial but are more
  carefully monitored and may have more tests done.
• Clinical trials take place in doctors offices,
  medical centers, community hospitals and
  clinics, and veterans hospitals worldwide. A
  particular trial may be offered at only one
  location, but some are conducted at many
  different hospitals worldwide. From  clinical
  research patient recruitment  to study
  completion, Principal Investigators (PI) must
  undertake many tasks.

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What Types Of Trials Are?

• Before participating in a clinical trial, it is
  necessary to consider which types of the trail
  are participating. According to the National
  Institutes of Health, there are at least six
  different types of clinical trials. It includes
• Prevention
• Screening
• Diagnostic
• Treatment
• Behavioral
• Quality
• Each clinical trial involves different degrees of
  risk. Yes, like screening, diagnostic, and
  treatment trials may carry varying degrees of
  higher risk, while prevention, behavioral and
  quality clinical trials are present low risk. So,
  consider all these things carefully. 

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How Are Clinical Trials Designed?

• When professionals conduct a clinical trial,
  clinical research organizations (like us) must
  design clinical trials. Yes, it is necessary
  because these designs ensure that each trial is
  valuable, needed, and safe.

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What about Informed Consent?

• The purpose of the informed consent process is to
  ensure that the patient fully understands all of
  the information and implications of the clinical
  trial. Patients can ask as many questions as they
  want and for clarification of points already
  discussed. In addition, if a patient agrees to
  undergo a clinical trial and then changes
  their mind, they may withdraw at any time.

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What Factor Should You Consider When Deciding To
Participate In A Clinical Trial?

• Factors that allow someone to participate in a
  therapeutic areas clinical research are
  inclusion criteria. Those that exclude or do
  not allow participation are exclusion
  criteria. These criteria are based on age,
  gender, the type and stage of a disease,
  previous treatment history, and other medical
  conditions.

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Some other questions that you should ask

• What is the study medication expected to help
  with?
• How long will the trial last?
• What are the risks?
• What are the possible risks and benefits, and
  options if I am harmed?
• What kinds of treatment, procedures, or
  tests will I undergo during the trial?
• What are the side effects of the tests or
  treatments?
• Will I be able to take my regular medications
  while participating

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• Participating in a clinical trial is a serious
  decision that should not be entered into lightly.
  For your health concern, talking to your doctor
  or another trusted healthcare provider is very
  necessary. They will help you understand a
  possible trial.

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