Clinical trials
Clinical trials are research studies that study the effectiveness of new treatments. Did you know that researchers are looking for people like you to receive treatment in their clinical trials? Often, clinical trials provide world-class care and offer benefits like low or free treatment costs. Treatments that are being tested in clinical trials go through many rounds of testing before they are used to treat people. Learn more about participating in a clinical trial or about how treatments are tested in research.
Which clinical trials are looking for you? Find out here.
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Clinical trials for kidney disease should include participants who represent the people who have kidney disease all around the world. This helps make sure that new treatments are safe and work well for the people most likely to use them.
Download a clinical trials myths and facts sheet.
Did you know that it takes an average of 12 years for a prescription drug to make it from the beginning – an experiment in a laboratory – to its final destination, your pharmacy shelf? Learn more.
Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of participating in clinical trials.
Clinical trials are not always free. Learn about the different ways you can get expenses covered.
Learn about the safeguards that are in place for those signing up for clinical trials.
Learn about the different types of clinical trials like treatment trials, prevention trials, genetic trials, and more.
Learn how your age, gender, and whether you are a healthy or patient volunteer can determine whether you can join a clinical trial.
Take a quick quiz to learn about the myths and facts about clinical trials
This quiz is purely informational and should not take the place of consultation with your physician or any medical diagnosis.
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Learn more about the phases of clinical trials, questions to ask your treatment team, what happens after a trial and important terms to understand.
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