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Page 1 of 2 What is a clinical trial ? A clinical study or trial allows to collect, under strict medical supervision, within the bounds of the law and according to a particular protocol, various information about the investigational product, either a new drug, or a drug that already exists. Which parties are involved in a clinical trial ? - the sponsor is the pharmaceutical company which has developed a drug to treat a given disease, with intent to market it
- the investigator is the qualified physician in charge of conducting a clinical trial - the healthy volunteer is a male/female without any diagnosed disorder, willing to participate in a clinical study - the patient volunteer is a male/female who accepts to help therapeutical progress of the disease he/she is suffering from. |
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