Why are Clinical Trials Important

Finding new treatments

Clinical trials help everyone who has, or may someday have, a particular illness or condition by serving as a testing ground for potentially helpful treatments.

If a medication shows promise and is approved by a country's regulatory authorities, then people in the country who are affected by that illness or condition stand to benefit.

Providing access to pre-market treatments

Clinical trials give trial participants an opportunity to receive pre-market treatments that could improve their condition or help restore their health.

There is no guarantee that the treatment being tested will help them - indeed, in blind studies, there is no guarantee that they will even be receiving the treatment under study - but if a new treatment does prove effective, trial participants will be among the first to benefit.