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1. What is a Clinical Trial?
December 2011

2. What is a Clinical Trial?
A clinical trial is a medical
research study to answer
specific questions about:
 New therapies
 New diagnostics
 Or new ways of using
known treatments
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3. What is a Clinical Trial?
Also called “medical
research” or “research
studies,” clinical trials are
used to determine whether
new drugs or treatments
are both safe and effective.
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4. What is a Clinical Trial?
Carefully
conducted clinical
trials are the fastest
and safest way to
find treatments
that work in
people.
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5. What is a Clinical Trial?
Clinical Trials are
conducted in 4 Phases
Phase 1
Tests a new drug or
treatment in a small
group of people for a
short time.
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6. What is a Clinical Trial?
Phase 2
Tests a new drug or
treatment in a small
group of people for a
longer time.
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7. What is a Clinical Trial?
Phase 3
Expands the study to a much larger group of
people to prove it works and is safe.
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8. What is a Clinical Trial?
Phase 4
Takes place
after the drug
or treatment
has been
licensed and
marketed.
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9. What is a Clinical Trial?
A sponsor of a clinical
trial may have the study
managed by a partner
such as a “contract
research organization”
or a “clinical trials unit”
in the academic sector.
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10. What is a Clinical Trial?
At Go Health Panel,
we connect people
with important
health-related
research.
To learn more
about what we
do, visit us online
at:
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