Clinical trials allow participants to play an active role in their own health care treatment choices. In addition:
- Participants gain access to new treatments before they are available to the public.
- Study treatments may give an additional treatment option that does not otherwise exist.
- Experimental treatments may prove to be a more effective treatment than the current standard treatment.
- Participants receive regular and careful medical attention from a research team that includes doctors and other health professionals.
- Some participants view increased tests and follow-up as a benefit.
- Participants help others by contributing to medical research.