Clinical Trials
Finding peripheral nerve clinical trials
The Global Nerve Foundation has partnered with Carebox to provide patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals with an easy way to search and match to peripheral nerve clinical trials. The free, confidential, and easy-to-use service allows patients and family members to search for studies that may be a good fit for them.
A profile can be created by answering a few questions. Carebox does not share any information with the trial sites or investigators but provides information directly to the person completing the form. And then it is up to them to take the next step and reach out to the trial site for more information.
Patients are under no obligation to participate in clinical trials they are matched with. Matching does not guarantee enrollment. Patients can discontinue Carebox services at any time.
Patients are under no obligation to participate in clinical trials they are matched with. Matching does not guarantee enrollment. Patients can discontinue Carebox services at any time.
Can You Participate in Clinical Trials?*
Clinical trials are designed to test new approaches to providing medical care. Through clinical trials, researchers can potentially develop new ways to diagnose, prevent, detect, and treat diseases.
To conduct clinical trials, researchers need to recruit volunteers to act as study subjects. There are two main types of volunteers:
- Volunteers who don’t have any significant health problems.
- Patient volunteers who have a physical or mental health condition.
- Depending on the type of study, researchers may recruit regular volunteers, patient volunteers, or both.
To participate in a clinical trial, you must meet the eligibility criteria. These criteria vary from one study to another. They can include criteria related to age, sex, gender, and medical history.
Before volunteering for a clinical trial, it’s important to understand the potential benefits and risks. These vary from one study to another.
For example, here are a few of the benefits of participating in clinical trials:
Participating in clinical trials can also pose risks:
- You contribute to medical research.
- You gain access to experimental treatments before they become widely available.
- You receive regular medical attention from a research team of health professionals.
Participating in clinical trials can also pose risks:
- There might be unpleasant, serious, or even life-threatening side effects associated with some types of experimental treatments.
- The study might require more time and attention than standard treatment would. For example, you might have to visit the study site multiple times or undergo extra tests for research purposes.
PERIPHERAL NERVE CLINICAL TRIALS
The GNF has partnered with CareBox to help individuals find potential clinical trials to participate in. Visit the find connect page through Carebox to learn more about trials taking place and complete a questionnaire to see how you can enroll.
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