Here's a look at some of the pros and cons of participating.
Clinical trials are necessary to learn more about the effects a new drug has in treating disease.
Drug companies, in an effort to maintain their profitability, are continually searching for new therapies. To prevent the unethical treatment of patients, every clinical drug trial must be approved by an independent ethics committee. The placebo group helps researchers determine what changes are due to the drug rather than other factors. To guard against unintended bias in the evaluation of the drug, neither patients nor the treating doctors, nurses, or pharmacists know whether someone is receiving the test drug or a placebo. You receive comprehensive care.