What happens when the clinical research is completed?
When a clinical research study is completed, the research team carefully examines the collected data and shares the results with the medical community. Usually, results are published in a scientific or medical journal. Particularly important results often are featured by the news media and widely discussed at scientific meetings and by patient advocacy groups. A drug or intervention proven safe and effective in a clinical trial is incorporated into standard health-care practice. A participant’s individual medical information and test results will be explained during the trial. Once a trial is over, researchers will let individuals know if there is opportunity to participate in any future trial phase.
