Clinical Trials Case Study

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Introduction:
Clinical trials are studies made by assigning human participants either individually or by groups to evaluate the outcomes of the new treatment and how it does effect humans in terms of health. The purposes of clinical trials are mainly for treatment registration, and availability for public use. Clinical trials are not limited to drug use only, but also they include surgical procedures, radiology procedure, etc. Clinical trials have been used for a long time to test treatments. It dates back to 500 BC as recorded in the biblical descriptions. The “Book of Daniel” in the bible has the first recorded clinical trial. Compared with the past, clinical trials now differ in the addition of governmental influences and ethical environments. …show more content…

Before releasing any new medicine, we must ask ourselves how safe is it? The main for this phase to acquire more information about the maximum doses of this “medicine” humans can be exposed to while minimizing the serious side effects of the drug. Doctors therefore study how the drug and the human body react to each other. Usually studies in this phase are done on a small group of people from 20 to 80 persons but are given very small doses of it. The doses of drugs are increased until doctors find the dose that’s most likely to work while having an acceptable level of side effects. Overall, phase I trials are the ones with the most potential risk but might help some patients. For those with life-threatening illnesses, weighing the potential risks and benefits carefully is …show more content…

It is designed to question the potential effects of treatments. These studies involve thousands of people in order to come up with the most accurate data possible to be analyzed later on when evaluating the drug. Phase IV studies are by far the most secure type of studies, since the treatment has already been administered to many people and was already studied thoroughly by medical and trial labs. This phase defines the importance of the future engagements of an approved treatment, taking into consideration the potential risks and effects that might arise when the drug is consumed.
Phase IV studies allow researchers, doctors and academicians to evaluate how the treatment or drug has affected the life of the patients whom the medicine was administered to. It seeks to understand whether the living conditions of the consumers have improved or not, and whether the creation of the drug and its pricing was cost effective in terms of return on investment.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, clinical trials can mainly give better opportunities for people who are diagnosed with cancer. Clinical trials hand us the key to innovative treatments. But clinical trials can sometimes involve risk taking, and it’s not meant for everyone. Decisions and judgments made in clinical trials must be made on basis of accurate understanding of what might happen after applying the treatment in terms of risks

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