Clinical Trials and Research Studies Change & Save Lives
People. People are what clinical trials are all about, and without people, clinical trials can’t exist. Clinical trials take the unknown factor out clinical research. Without clinical trial participants, research and research studies couldn’t progress to the point where they can actually help people.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute makes a very good point. There are a few questions that doctors can’t answer:
1. Does a new approach, medicine, or treatment work well for people and is if it safe?
2. Do certain treatments or strategies work well on certain illnesses for groups of people?
While so clinical trials do provide a positive result, there are risks to being involved. It does raise questions for people who are considing participating in a clinical trial or research study. But the flip side of this is that numerous hundreds of thousands of people have been helped because of the clinical trials that have existed in the past. Because of clinical trials and research studies, medicines have advanced and lives have been saved time and time again.
Clinical Trial Participants are Heroes
While it is a difficult decision to find a clinical trial and participate, the people that do really are lifesavers. While many clinical trials pay, that fact really doesn’t matter. Trial and research study participants are true heroes. A good example to compare it to is people that donate plasma. They get paid for their participation and donation, but without life saving blood plasma many would die. Clinical trial participants are the same. So search for a trial or study, Clinical Ally can help. Weigh the pros and cons for you (and your family!) and then consider participating. You can be a hero and you can help change peoples’ lives and potential save peoples’ lives.
Sources: www.nhlbi.nih.gov – https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/studies/clinicaltrials/important