What are the benefits of participating in a clinical trial?

Click on this video to hear a real story about why someone decided to take part in a clinical trial.

There are many reasons to take part in a clinical trial. Some reasons are:

• It could benefit to you and your health.
• It could help others, including your family, friends, and community. Your participation could:
  • Help researchers learn why some people are more likely to get certain diseases.
  • Help researchers learn why some medications do not work well for everyone.
• It could help society by helping researchers save the lives of people in the future.

Note:

• If you decide to join a clinical trial, research staff will talk to you about the benefits of taking part in that study.