A clinical trial has various advantages depending on which side of the fence you one may stand. It may serve as an additional source of income for doctors and nurses. At the same time physicians and nurses may be delighted to provide patients with the latest and newest treatments available. It may also be the only hope a patient may have if this is a life-threatening disease and they have exhausted all the available treatment options. Signing up for a clinical trial may help prolong one’s life while providing some sort of income to the ill.
The disadvantages of clinical trials may include treatments being harmful and toxic, the discovery of side effects that were not predicted and other drawbacks that may include additional trips to the hospital.
I do understand that if a clinical trial goes bad it might cost the well-being of a person but what if all goes well….