Why do patients participate in clinical trials?

There are many clinical trials in Peking Union Medical College Hospital and other big hospitals. However, many patients are unwilling to participate in clinical research because of concerns. This paper introduces the background knowledge of some frequently asked questions in clinical trials, so as to help more patients benefit from clinical trials. 1. To participate in clinical trials, you must go to a regular hospital related discipline certified by the State Medical Supplies Administration. Because clinical trials far exceed the norms and requirements of clinical routine medical treatment, it is necessary to ensure the safety of subjects participating in clinical trials. Not all hospitals and departments have such qualifications, which should be paid special attention to. Doctors in charge of clinical trials need to receive relevant national training and obtain certificates. What needs to be understood is that the currently used therapeutic drugs or methods have been proved to be effective and safe through clinical trials before they are approved for clinical use. The progress of medicine is inseparable from clinical trials. Clinical trials are used to verify whether the new therapy is effective and safe. This process is inseparable from the support of patients. In the process of participating in clinical trials, patients also learned and obtained the latest treatment methods, which were provided free of charge and closely followed by the most professional medical team. All medical services have a special reception team different from outpatient service, and related examinations and services are also free. Although there are risks in clinical trials, on the whole, this risk has been fully evaluated and controlled, and doctors and patients should closely observe the possible adverse reactions during treatment. Therefore, patients can get the latest treatment in this field free of charge when they participate in clinical trials. Since it is a clinical trial, we need to compare it. In order to avoid the subjective influence of patients and doctors, clinical trials often design placebo groups. In other words, a group of patients eat "sugar pills" instead of real medicine. Placebos are indistinguishable from real drugs in appearance and taste. During the research, no one knows which is the placebo and which is the real medicine. This reduces the subjective factors of the research to the greatest extent. For the subjects, it is not necessary to guess whether the food is a placebo, but to treat it with a normal heart. If the disease worsens or serious complications occur during the study, the study will be suspended or the blind procedure will be started. Therefore, whether clinical trials use real drugs or placebos, there are certain potential risks. Taking medicine correctly according to the research procedure and observing the condition are the only ways to reduce the risk. Many clinical trials will have an open observation period after the placebo-controlled phase, and all patients will take real drugs. Some studies will continue to provide experimental drugs until the drug is approved by the state for marketing. This opportunity is only available to patients who have participated in clinical trials. Need to add more answers. If you have questions, you can ask them in the message.