View clinical trials that are currently enrolling. You can find more information on clinical trials at clinicaltrials.gov.
Participating in a clinical trial is a personal decision. You have no obligation to participate so you should decide if it’s a good option for you. It’s important to note that by the time a treatment reaches the stage of recruiting patients, it’s undergone years of research and rigorous pre-clinical testing.
Participating in a clinical trial may have both benefits and risks. If you’re interested in taking part in a trial, consider these factors.
Here are some questions you should ask the trial team to help you make an informed decision about participating in a clinical trial.
Friends and family play a vital role in supporting clinical trial participants when they are too sick, too young, or too elderly to take care of their own health and care needs. The support and sacrifice caregivers provide during clinical trials is invaluable to understanding and potentially treating all types of diseases. Some responsibilities of a caregiver during a clinical trial include: