What is a Clinical Trial?
Clinical trials are clinical research studies involving human participants. These trials evaluate how well an intervention—a drug, device, procedure, delivery system, strategy for behavioral change, etc.—works on humans. Clinical trials are essential to learning more about cancers and diseases and how to prevent or cure them.
One of the main types of clinical trials is treatment trials, which test new treatments, combinations of medicines, or approaches to surgery or radiation therapy. These trials are crucial for patients diagnosed with cancer as they offer hope for better outcomes and improved quality of life. By participating in treatment trials, patients have access to cutting-edge therapies that may not be available through standard care.
In treatment trials, researchers carefully evaluate how well an intervention works on humans by monitoring its effects on patients’ health outcomes. This process helps determine whether a new treatment is safe and effective in treating a specific disease or condition. Through rigorous testing and analysis, researchers can gather evidence to support the approval of new treatments by regulatory authorities such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Treatment trials play a vital role in advancing medical science by exploring innovative approaches to managing diseases like cancer. By testing new drugs or therapies in clinical settings, researchers can identify potential breakthroughs that may lead to better survival rates or improved quality of life for patients. Additionally, treatment trials help healthcare providers tailor personalized treatment plans based on individual patient needs and responses to therapy.
How Do I Find a Clinical Trial?
Carebox Connect is a digital platform that enables patients and their caregivers to find and connect to new treatment options for various conditions through clinical trials. The clinical trial database is synchronized on a daily basis with the ClinicalTrials.gov clinical trial data, which is maintained by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
By completing a short questionnaire about your condition, visitors to the Carebox Connect application can instantly see the potentially relevant clinical trials.
Users can save their filters for future use after defining a combination of traditional and eligibility filters.
You can also subscribe to receive Carebox Connect notifications automatically and proactively in your email inbox whenever new trials are launched.
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