Clinical Trials
A clinical trial is any form of planned experiment that involves patients and is designed to confirm the most appropriate treatment of future patients with a given medical condition. The key 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 other patients who require treatment in the future.
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.
Clinical Trials at WFUBMC