How clinical trials can make your family healthier
Do you have or is there someone in your family that has health problems? What would make you want to participate in a trial? If you knew you could help someone in your family, would you be motivated to participate? Would you be more likely to participate if you were approached by a doctor, a drug company, or someone you know?
Researchers can’t confirm what the results of a clinical trial will be before it starts. But we do know that when we include people of color in research and in clinical trials, we are much more likely to find how these treatments actually perform in the real world.
We challenge you to think about what you would and could do so that our community can be healthier. It could not only help you recover from an illness but you could also pave the way for others to be healthy. And, again, you don’t have to be sick to participate in a trial.
If you are interested in advancing science, you can access information about all trials at www.clinicaltrials.gov. ClinicalTrials.gov is a Web-based resource that provides patients, their family members, health care professionals, researchers, and the public with easy access to information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies on a wide range of diseases and conditions. The Web site is maintained by the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.
Medical science will continue to advance around us. We should all do our part to build a healthier community.