Myths and Facts about Clinical Research

Clinical Trials are an important part of medicine.

FACT!

The primary goals of clinical trials are to find new drugs, therapies, or medical devices that improve or cure health conditions and to make sure they work safely and effectively for patients.

Participating in a clinical trial could potentially improve your quality of life.

FACT!

Participating in a clinical trial could possibly provide benefits that could improve your quality of life. For example, you may gain access to new and effective treatments available only to people participating in the trial, receive focused health care for your particular condition, or learn more about your disease.

The racial diversity of clinical trial participants does not affect clinical trial outcomes because medicine works the same for all people.

MYTH!

Having a diverse group of participants—meaning people of different races/ethnicities, gender, and ages—is important to the success of clinical trials. Due to genetics, certain diseases are more common among certain races and ethnicities. Plus, treatments can sometimes work differently among different populations.