What are clinical trials?
Clinical trials are medical research studies that test how scientific discoveries can be applied to patients.
The trial can be on a product, a substance, a drug, a diagnostic technique or a therapeutic technique that aims to assess its efficacy and safety by applying it to humans. Clinical trials can also compare a new treatment with one that is already available.
What does it consist of?
Each clinical trial has a protocol or action plan that describes what will be done in the study, how it will be done, and why each part of the study is necessary.
Each trial has its own rules about who can participate, as the participant profiles will be specific and tailored to the type of trial. For example, some need volunteers with a certain disease, some need healthy people, and some only ask for men or women.
Each trial has its own rules about who can participate.
Why is it done?
Clinical trials are conducted in humans in order to clarify clinical, pharmacological and/or other pharmacodynamic effects, adverse reactions or to study the different changes it produces in the body and how it is assimilated by the body.
Preparation for clinical trials
In order to participate in a clinical trial, those in charge of the trial must study the anatomy and physiology of the person who wants to participate, since they must decide if he/she is suitable to undergo the study. Once the person is accepted as optimal for the study, a contract must be signed in which the possible adverse effects are detailed.
What does it feel like during the test?
Depending on the type of clinical trial being performed, the patient will have certain sensations or others.