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PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Clinical trials are a important part of the medical research process. Through clinical trials, scientific discoveries can lead to better ways to prevent, detect and treat diseases and medical conditions. We're here to help you make an educated decision about participating in clinical research. Clinical trials include individuals of all backgrounds, ages, genders. However, each clinical trial is unique in its eligibility criteria (rules for who can and cannot participate). Examples of criteria include sex, age, type of disease, severity of disease, and history of prior treatment. People participate in clinical research for a number of reasons. Those who volunteer for Phase II and Phase III trials can gain access to promising drugs long before these compounds are approved for the marketplace. They typically will get excellent care from the physicians during the course of the research. This care is without cost to the study subject. Many study subjects make the decision to participate for the good of mankind. Making a difference has it's own rewards. The patient's rights and safety are protected in two ways. First, any physician awarded a research grant by a pharmaceutical company or the National Institutes of Health must obtain approval to conduct the study from an Institutional Review Board. The review board, which is usually composed of physicians and lay people, is charged with examining the study's protocol to ensure that the patient's rights are protected, and that the study does not present an undue or unnecessary risk to the patient. Second, anyone participating in a clinical trial in the United States is required to sign an "informed consent' form. This form details the nature of the study and that the volunteer has a right to leave the study at any time. For more information: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ________________________________________________________________________________
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