What Are the Advantages ?

The study-related medical care associated with clinical trials is free, and typically, excellent. New England Center for Clinical Research™ has its own in-house lab, cardiology and x-ray facilities, so you don't have to to travel for tests. No medical insurance is required. And, there is monetary compensation for participation in most programs.

Because these are clinical trials, patients receive the latest most advanced medication for their condition. This medication, and the free treatment patients receive during the trial, may be a viable option to the current course of treatment they are under.

What Should I Expect ?

During clinical trials, you will receive a good deal of personal attention from some of the finest doctors in New England. Their first concern is always for you, the patient.

New drugs are normally tested in three phases, with each successive phase involving a larger number of people. The exact form a clinical trial takes depends on what phase a study is in. When you are being considered as a trial participant, you will be thoroughly briefed on what will occur in that particular study so make an informed decision before you are accepted into the study.

The length of a trial can vary from one initial visit with two or three follow-up visits to visits which extend over a number of years, depending on the kind of study which you are involved.