Webinar | Understanding Clinical Trials

What are Clinical trials? 

Clinical trials are research studies performed on people that are aimed at evaluating a medical, surgical, or behavioural intervention. They are the primary way that researchers find out if a new treatment, like a new drug or diet or medical device is safe and effective in people. Often a clinical trial is used to learn if a new treatment is more effective and/or has less harmful side effects than the standard treatment.

Other clinical trials test ways to find a disease early, sometimes before there are symptoms. Still others test ways to prevent a health problem. A clinical trial may also look at how to make life better for people living with a life-threatening disease or a chronic health problem. Clinical trials sometimes study the role of caregivers or support groups.

The aim of the webinar is to help the patient community  understand clinical trials, how they come about, how patients can keep abreast of what it taking place and how they can participate. This webinar will be a guided discussion where patients can ask questions and get a better understanding of the process.

The webinar is to be held at 3pm on the 30th November via Zoom.