 in a trial. A patient will also need to understand how often this travel will need to happen based on treatment schedules, appointments with the medical team and follow-up care.
What do the risks and benefits of the trial mean for you?
There are many potential benefits to participating in a clinical trial like access to treatments that are better than currently approved care, being seen by top doctors and researchers in leading healthcare facilities and helping to advance treatment of the disease.
With benefits also come potential risks like the possibility of side effects, the chance a new treatment may not be more effective than currently approved treatments, extra healthcare appointments and costs associated with travel or insurance.
How could additional medical care impact you?
Receiving treatment as part of a clinical trial may require more testing and doctor visits than receiving treatment outside of a trial. Additionally, the medical team may continue follow-up care with participants after the trial ends.
For a clinical trial to produce valid results, it’s essential for participants to follow the medical team’s complete instructions, participate in all doctor visits and tests, take all medicines and therapies on time and complete all required logs or questionnaires.