clinical trials, Precisely what everyone do not understand!
Cancer Clinical Trials: What is a Clinical Trial?
Clinical trials are research studies that test how well new medical approaches work in people. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) supports a vast array of clinical trials designed to test new ways to treat, prevent, detect, or diagnose cancer as well as new methods to improve cancer patients’ quality of life. NCI-supported clinical trials take place either intramurally at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, or extramurally at any of the hundreds of academic or private hospitals, cancer centers, or community-based medical practices located in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Europe that receive NCI funding. Transcripts available at: www.nih4health.videotranscripts.nih.gov
Scientific Method – How Double Blind Clinical Trials Are Done
Clip from the 40 minute video introduction to critical thinking called “Here Be Dragons”, written and presented by Brian Dunning. herebedragonsmovie.com Link to full documentary www.youtube.com This clip explains the vigourous process of double blind clinical trials, and shows how they are designed to avoid being influenced by accidental or intentional biases. Here Be Dragons is written and presented by Brian Dunning, host and producer of the Skeptoid podcast and author of Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena, and Executive Producer of The Skeptologists.
Clinical Trials
In this video, Dr Ben Goldacre explains why clinical trials are important, what they involve and who can take part in one. He also describes common concerns patients might have and gives tips on what questions to ask before taking part in any research. Take part in health research www.nhs.uk
