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Important Questions To Ask Your Physician If You Want To Be In A Clinical
Trial
Participating in a clinical trial can be a very rewarding
experience, both personally and altruistically. But before entering a clinical
trial, there are several questions to ask your physician or the principal investigator
of the clinical trial:
- Am I a good candidate for this clinical trial?
- Will trial participation enhance my medical care in any specific way?
- Does participation in this trial give me access to medicine that is not
yet available to the general public?
- Is there a chance that I will be in the placebo group? If I am in the
placebo group, will I have a chance to try the study medication after the
trial?
- How long is the trial?
- Where is the trial being conducted?
- What treatments will be used and how?
- What is the main purpose of the trial?
- How will patients' safety be monitored?
- What are the known risks (short-term side effects and longer term effects)
of this study medication?
- What are the possible benefits of the study medication?
- Can I opt to remain on this treatment, even after termination of the trial?
- What are the alternative treatments besides the one being tested in the
trial?
- Who is sponsoring the trial?
- Do I have to pay for any part of the trial?
- What happens if I am harmed by the trial?
- Are there certain behaviors or activities I will have to avoid during the
trial (e.g. smoking, drinking, getting pregnant)?
- Are there certain behaviors (e.g. diet, exercise, contraception) that I
will have to practice during the trial?
- What are the risks if I were to get pregnant during this trial?
- How will my medical costs be handled during the trial?
- Will I be asked to take invasive medical tests that I would not otherwise
need?
- What kind of time commitment will I be making per required visit by participating
in this trial?
- Will I be compensated for travel, childcare or other incidental expenses?
- How will this trial add to the body of medical knowledge in this field?
- Will the results of this trial potentially impact my own medical care?
- When do you anticipate the results of the clinical trial being available
to the medical community?
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 Created: 9/15/2001  - Donnica Moore, M.D.
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