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Clinical Trials

All new drugs and treatments are thoroughly tested before they’re made available to patients. Following tests in a laboratory, they’re tested on people. Research studies involving testing new drugs and treatments on people are called clinical trials.

Understanding clinical trials

What are clinical trials, and why are they important?

Setting up a clinical trial

Funding, planning and consent

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Support during the clinical trials process

The Clinical Trials Support Service, patient stories and peer-to-peer support forum

Taking part in a clinical trial

Deciding to take part, where to find clinical trials, and the benefits and risks

After a clinical trial

When does a clinical trial end? What happens afterwards and how to get results

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Our research

Our clinical trials