What is a clinical study?
A Clinical Study is carefully designed to test the effects of a medication, medical treatment or device on a group of volunteers. Clinical Studies are an important step in making new medications available. They measure the drug’s ability to treat a condition, its safety and its possible side effects.
(top) Clinical studies are designed to test the safety and effectiveness of investigational medications and procedures. All clinical studies are conducted under the direction of healthcare professionals. These healthcare professionals are researchers and must comply with guidelines and safeguards to protect study participants. In addition, an institutional review board (IRB) must approve every study. An IRB is an independent committee that is typically made up of physicians, statisticians, community advocates, and others to help ensure that a study is ethical and that your rights as a study participant are protected.
A clinical study is a careful plan that involves people like you receiving product treatment under the close supervision of research professionals. Participants may use the test product once or many times while trained evaluators determine how well the product performs, how it reacts with the participant’s body, and sometimes what kind of feelings you have about the product. Studies differ in length from one day to over two years. Most of our studies on average last about a week or two. Studies can also differ in the number of visits to the research site and the requirements. The study’s plan, also called a protocol, has very specific instructions and requirements. We are hired by major personal care or pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical studies.
A clinical study is carefully designed to test the effects of a medication, medical treatment, or device on a group of volunteers. Clinical studies are an important step in making new and needed medications available to the general population. They measure the drug’s ability to treat a condition, its safety and possible side effects.
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