Clinical Trial and its Purpose

Clinical trials / research studies gives a clinician many answers to questions from the point of prevention, detection, diagnosis, control and treatment of illness or a condition such as cancer. It is used not only in relation to a new drug but also to study equipments, devices, treatments, interventions etc.

Clinical trials or research is done when there is some reason to believe that the treatment being studied may be valuable to the patient. Some of the questions answered by doing a clinical trial are:

How helpful the treatment is?
How does the experimental drug or new type of treatment work?
If it works better than already existing treatment options?
What are the side effects that occur as a result of the new treatment/ drug?
How serious the side effects are when compared to standard treatment options?
Do the benefits outweigh the side effects?
Which groups of people are most likely to benefit from the new drug / treatment?

Published on Apr 22, 2016
Last Updated on Jun 22, 2020

Latest Publications and Research on Clinical Trials

Survey of Customers Requesting Medical Information: Preferences and Information Needs of Patients and Health Care Professionals to Support Treatment Decisions. - Published by PubMed
The Power Derivative Principle, and Its Application to How and When to Perform a One-Shot Unblinded Reassessment Sample Size. - Published by PubMed
Reasons for Premature Conclusion of Late Phase Clinical Trials: An Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov Registered Phase III Trials. - Published by PubMed
Adaptive Designs: Results of 2016 Survey on Perception and Use. - Published by PubMed
Investigation of the Influencing Factors on the Incidence of Vertebral Fracture: A Meta-analysis Based on Placebo Data of Randomized Clinical Trials. - Published by PubMed

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appu10 Wednesday, September 7, 2011

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delmon54 Thursday, December 31, 2009

I want to start a cancer support group here at a village near Madurai, to conduct free medical check-ups, guide cancer patients like where they to go for treatment, whom to contact, how to go there, where they can get free treatment or where assistance could be got etc. Those who are already doing this kind of help to cancer patients can please guide me how to run a similar cancer support group in this village near Madurai. Please contact Gurumoorthi, thanks.

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guest Thursday, May 29, 2008

What are the side effects that occur as a result of the new treatment/ drug