Understanding Clinical Trials

What happens during a clinical trial?

Participants work with a research team that may include doctors, nurses, social workers and other health care professionals. They will check the participants’ health at the beginning of the trial, give them specific instructions for participating in the trial, monitor them carefully during the trial, and stay in touch with them after the study.

Participation is most successful if the participant follows the protocol carefully and stays in contact with the research staff. Some terms that will clarify what happens in a trial are defined at right.

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