Expert Video - What is a clinical trial?
Physicians describe what a clinical trial is. Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate new ways to improve treatments and quality of life for people with diseases, like pancreatic cancer. A clinical trial can be part of a number of scenarios and patients can participate in many ways. A clinical trial is how we make progress in cancer research. All the drugs and tools that we have today came about because patients volunteered for clinical trials.
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What is a clinical trial?
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Why are clinical trials important?
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How do clinical trials work? How are they conducted?
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What are the phases of clinical trials?
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Who can participate in a clinical trial?
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Why should a patient join a clinical trial?
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What are some of the risks and benefits of volunteering for a clinical trial?
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What is “informed consent” in a clinical trial?
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What safeguards are in place to protect patients in clinical trials?
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What happens if a patient change’s their mind and wants to leave a clinical trial?
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Will patients know or be able to pick what medications they will be receiving when they are in a clinical trial?
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What is a “Placebo” in a clinical trial and is it always used?
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How will I find out about the results of a clinical trial and will my information be kept confidential?
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What does “randomized” and “standard of care arm” and “experimental arm” mean in a clinical trial?
