What is a Clinical Trial?
Patient and Public Involvement
Patient and Public Involvement
A clinical trial is a study investigation on new treatment or medical device to determine their safety and efficacy in treating a disease.
Patient and Public Involvement
Patient and Public Involvement
Patient and Public Involvement
At CREA-N, we recognise that the foundation of clinical trials is the willingness of participants to invest their time and effort for a study. We endevour to include patients and the public in the development, implementation of clinical trials and dissemination of associated outcomes.
How to guard the safety of participants
Comprehensive review and approval of a clinical trial protocol by qualified medical and scientific experts.
An Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a team of experts who ensure that a clinical trial is designed safely and fairly. It protects the rights and well-being of clinical trial participants.
In Kenya, the KPPB serves as an IRB.
Continuous monitoring the safety of the participants by data and safety monitoring boards.
Before the study can begin, the participants must be provided with all of the information they need to make the informed decision to participate in a research study. Once they understand this information, they willingly sign an informed consent form.
Sponsors who ensure that the medical team involved in the conduct of the trial studies are qualified by education, training, and experience.
An independent ethical board plays a key role in the safety and well-being of participants. They evaluate the ethical aspects of a study and ensure that the study will follow the Good Clinical Practice guidelines, before participants are enrolled in a study.
patient and public involvement
Considering being a research participant?
Why should you consider participating in a clinical trial?
Access to novel treatments and/or medical devices otherwise not available outside the clinical trials.
Provides patients with an opportunity to be an active participant in the management of the disease or condition.
Evidence of better health outcomes as patients receive close monitoring, medical care, and support by qualified research physicians and other health care professionals who understand your disease or condition.
By participating in clinical trials, you might not immediately benefit from the treatments but your contribution to medical research will ultimately in improving medical care.
