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Participating in Clinical Trials
There are advantages and disadvantages to participating in clinical trials. The advantages include receiving newer treatments and helping others. One of the disadvantages of participating in a clinical trial is that the newer treatments may not be more effective than standard treatments and may have unanticipated side effects. Also, many clinical trials have a control group which means that not all participants receive the newer form of treatment during the trial.
Follow the links below for more information on participating in clinical trials.
Reviewed May 2011
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| Title: | Participate in our research |
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| Publisher: | Black Dog Institute Australia |
| Description: | We welcome your participation in our research. We have a number of studies currently being undertaken where volunteers are needed. |
| Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Title: | Research volunteer |
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| Publisher: | Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute |
| Description: | Our groundbreaking research would not be possible without volunteer participants. Learn more about how you can make a difference and improve the health of Australians by becoming a clinical research volunteer. |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Clinical trials |
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| Publisher: | Cancer Australia |
| Description: | Clinical trials with cancer patients try to find out whether new approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment are safe and effective. Clinical trials can study new drugs, different doses of the same drug, surgical techniques, radiotherapy, or how cancer services are delivered. |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Incentives and disincentives to participation by clinicians in randomised controlled trials |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are needed to provide robust evidence of the relative efficacy and safety of treatments. In many RCTs, clinicians (i.e. healthcare professionals inviting patients to take part in an RCT in which they provide at least ... |
| Date: | Feb 2007 |
| Title: | Clinical trials - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Find out what's involved if you take part in a clinical trial of a new medicine. |
| Date: | Jul 2003 |
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