Others join hoping to get improved medical care. By joining a clinical trial, a person helps in the development of medical therapies, which may offer better treatments for life-threatening and chronic diseases. Without volunteers, there would be no new drugs to fight diseases. People who join clinical trials help themselves and others live longer and healthier lives now and into the future. A person will receive a physical exam and a review of their medical history.
Safety is the number one priority.
Therefore, it is important that the participant takes all of their medicine, keep all of their scheduled appointments and answer all of the investigator's questions. The participant's privacy is protected and their medical records are kept confidential. The information given to the FDA and pharmaceutical company will not include names of people participating in the study. Participants have the right to quit the study at anytime for any reason. After the study is completed, all of the information is analyzed to see if the drug is working, if it is safe and if it has any side effects.