They are people like you. They usually have a condition that can be treated with a traditional therapy. But if a new drug, for instance, has made it through early studies to be deemed safe for human trials, researchers are looking for patients willing to try it out. In other cases, established treatments havent been effective, so a clinical trial may be your best option. These trials play a major role in our ongoing effort to innovate and find the very best treatments and therapies for our patients, says Cleveland Clinic cardiac surgeon Marc Gillinov, MD.
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