About Clinical Research
Understanding Clinical Research
Clinical research studies seek to advance and improve treatment options for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease. They are designed to answer questions about the safety and effectiveness of potential new medicines.
Quick Facts
- Clinical research studies must be performed before a new medicine or treatment can be approved for use and made available to the public.
- There are common characteristics that people must have to participate in a study, called eligibility criteria. Common criteria include age, current medicines, medical history, and other medical conditions.
- Right now, there are more than 500,000 studies exploring a wide range of conditions around the world.1
- Many conditions affect diverse groups of people, so it is important to have diverse groups of people participating in research. Different people may respond differently to medicines.
Consider participating in an Alzheimer’s disease research study.
Why Participate?
Taking part in a research study may offer several benefits, including:2
- Getting actively involved in your own healthcare
- Having access to investigational medicines
- Helping others by progressing medical research
Taking part in a research study may also have risks, including:2
- Having side effects caused by the investigational medicine or study-specific procedures
- Having no effect from the investigational medicine
- Being part of the research study group that doesn’t get the investigational medicine
Diversity & Inclusion in Clinical Research
Diverse representation in clinical research is critical—it helps our researchers ensure that we’re making medicines that will be as effective as possible for patients who use them. People respond differently to medicines depending on their age, sex, race, ethnicity, and many other factors.
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