About Clinical Trials
There are nearly 900 clinical trials currently available at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC). Before a clinical trial can begin, it must go through a rigorous review process conducted by the Wake Forest University Health Sciences Institutional Review Board to ensure that the safety, rights and welfare of human subjects are protected.
Clinical trials at WFUBMC are sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Center and many other organizations.
What is a clinical trial?
Clinical trials are research studies in which people help medical professionals find ways to improve health. Each study tries to answer specific scientific questions and is designed to find safe and effective ways to better prevent, diagnose, and/or treat disease.
Before they can begin, all clinical trials must go through a rigorous review process conducted by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC) to ensure that the safety, rights and welfare of human subjects are protected.
Why would I want to consider participating in a clinical trial?
As a volunteer in a clinical trial, you have the opportunity to be involved in important research that may bring about advances in science and health care. Volunteers are needed in all areas of research, from trials in healthy volunteers to studies of specific diseases.
Who sponsors clinical trials at WFUBMC?
Clinical trials at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Center and many other organizations.
How do I participate?
If you are interested in enrolling in one of the many clinical trials taking place at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, click on the study you are interested in to obtain the contact and registration information.
More information about clinical trials from the National Institutes of Health.
In some instances, trial status may not reflect current status at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
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