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What is a clinical trial?
The term clinical trial may be applied to any form of planned experiment which involves patients and is designed to elucidate the most appropriate treatment of future patients with a given medical condition. The essential characteristic of a clinical trial is that the results based on a limited sample of patients are used to make inferences about how treatment should be conducted in the general population of patients who will require treatment in the future.
Why would I want to consider participating in a clinical trial?
Clinical trials are necessary before any new drug or medical treatment becomes available to the general public. A clinical study examines the effectiveness of new treatments, and whether the treatment works as well or better than existing methods. In order to do this properly, human testing is essential. Many thousands of people take part in medical trials every year. When a qualified candidate chooses to participate in a clinical study, the research often affects thousands of others who benefit from the trial's results.
Wake Forest University’s Industry Relations Office works with industry sponsors and investigators to facilitate the process of conducting clinical trials at the Medical Center.
The Office of Technology Asset Management commercializes new technologies developed at Wake Forest University by licensing to existing companies or creating new business ventures.
The Office of Research supports interdisciplinary research throughout the Medical Center and University by providing support for obtaining sponsored research funds and managing sponsored program activity.
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