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1、ConsumersHealthForumofAusiraliaConsumerGuidetoClinicalTrialsWhatisaclinicaltrial?Clinicaltrialsaremedicalresearchstudiesthataimtofindabetterwaytomanageaparticulardisease.Thepurposeofaclinicaltrialistoevaluatenewapproachestolearnhowpeoplerespondtothemandwhatsideeffectsmighto

2、ccurasaresult.Clinicaltrialsareconsideredtobepartofbestpracticemedicineandareoneofmanyoptionsfortreatmentofadiseaseorillness.Differentkindsofclinicaltrialsareavailabletohealthconsumers.Someoftheseinclude:Treatmenttrials:TheseinvolvetrialsofexperimentaltreatmentsQrugsornewap

3、proachestosurgeryorradiationtherapy.Preventiontrials:Theseconsidernewwaystopreventdisease.Theyareusuallylessinvasiveandmayincludemedicines,vaccines,vit3minsorchangestolifestyleorbehaviour.Diagnosticorscreeningtrials:Theseinvolveevaluatingtestsorproceduresfordiagnosinganddet

4、ectingdiseasesorconditions.Whatarethebenefitsofparticipatinginaclinicaltrial?Participatinginresearchisvoluntary.ltisimportantthatyouneverfeelforcedtotakepartinatrial.Participatinginaclinicaltrialcouldresultinbenefitsforconsumers.•Clinicaltrialsenableconsumerstoaccessthenewe

5、st5mostup・to-dateresearchtreatments3beforetheyareavailabletothegeneralpublic・Participatinginaclinicaltrialmayalsoallowconsumerstogainadviceandtreatmentfromleadingmedicalexpertsincuttingedgemedicalfacilitiesandprovidethemwithgreaterunderstandingoftheirconditionorillness.•Par

6、ticipatinginaclinicaltrialalsoallowsaconsumertoplayanactiveroleintheirhealthcareandtheirtreatment.•Clinicaltrialsmaybeimportantforpeoplewithrareordifficulttotreatconditionsforwhichtheremaybelimitedevideneeabouthowtheconditionisbesttreatedormanaged・•Peopleparticipatinginclin

7、icaltrialsmaybemonitoredmorelooselyandcomprehensivelycomparedwiththosereceivingstandardtreatment・•Otherconsumersmaybenefitinthefuturethroughthelessonslearned,bothgoodandbad,duringtheclinicaltrial.AnAustralianGovernmentInitiativeItisimportantthatyouhaveanin-depthdiscussionwi

8、thyourhealthprovider(forexample,GPorspecialist)aswellasthemedicalresearchersundert