Georgia Renal Associates is a site for Phase III Clinical Research Trials
Georgia Renal associates clinical trials
Georgia Renal Associates participates in conducting clinical research trials in the area of kidney diseases. We participated in our first research trial in 2018. We are a site for Phase III clinical trials.
The following information is gathered from National Institutes of Health (NIH) website.
What are Clinical Trials?
Clinical trials are research studies performed in people that are aimed at evaluating a medical, surgical, or behavioral intervention. They are the primary way that researchers find out if a new treatment, like a new drug or diet or medical device (for example, a pacemaker) is safe and effective in people. Often a clinical trial is used to learn if a new treatment is more effective and/or has less harmful side effects than the standard treatment.
Other clinical trials test ways to find a disease early, sometimes before there are symptoms. Still others test ways to prevent a health problem. A clinical trial may also look at how to make life better for people living with a life-threatening disease or a chronic health problem. Clinical trials sometimes study the role of caregivers or support groups.
Before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a clinical trial to begin, scientists perform laboratory tests and studies in animals to test a potential therapy’s safety and efficacy. If these studies show favorable results, the FDA gives approval for the intervention to be tested in humans.
What is Phase III Clinical Trial?
A Phase III trial gathers more information about safety and effectiveness, studying different populations and different dosages, using the drug in combination with other drugs. The number of subjects usually ranges from several hundred to about 3,000 people. If the FDA agrees that the trial results are positive, it will approve the experimental drug or device.
There are several benefits for patients to participate in the Clinical Research trials. A few are listed below.
Able to get a new treatment for a disease before it is available to everyone.
Participating patients play a more active role in their own health care.
Researchers may provide participating patients with medical care and more frequent health check-ups as part of your treatment.
Participating patients may have the chance to help others get a better treatment for their health problems in the future.
Participating patients may be able to get information about support groups and resources.