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What is the benefit to me in participating in a clinical trial or research study?

April 26, 2017benefit clinical trial Research study

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What is the benefit to me in participating in a clinical trial or research study?

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Clinical trials may offer the benefit of allowing someone to receive a medication or treatment that might not be otherwise available. In the area of HIV care, many new medications are being studied, and clinical trials may allow some patients access to these new medications before they become commercially available. Participation in a clinical trial may also benefit you because medications and clinic visits are often paid for by the study (this varies widely from study to study). Indirectly, patients benefit from all types of research studies by contributing to the knowledge about HIV disease and it’s treatments, hopefully leading to better treatment for the disease in the future.