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Questions to ask your healthcare team

Questions to ask your healthcare team

Thinking of enrolling in a clinical trial? Here's what to ask. 

What is a clinical trial?

What is a clinical trial?

Clinical trials are intended to advance medical knowledge. 

TARGET–NASH: A 5-year Longitudinal Observational Study of Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver or Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis

This is an observational study. This study is for men and women who have nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), which is storage of fat in the liver, or NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) which is a form of NAFL liver disease that includes irritation or inflammation of the liver due to fat. 

A Gene-Transfer, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study of SPK-8011 [Recombinant Adeno-Associated Viral Vector with B-Domain Deleted Human Factor VIII Gene] in Individuals with Hemophilia A

Hemophilia A is a condition in which blood is unable to clot effectively. It is caused by a mutation or deletion in the gene that is responsible for producing blood-clotting factor VIII protein. Individuals with hemophilia A suffer from repeated bleeding episodes, often into the joints, which can cause chronic joint disease and sometimes results in death due to the inability of the blood to clot efficiently. This chronic joint disease can have significant physical, psychosocial, and quality-of-life effects, including financial burden.

IRONMAN: International Registry for Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer

This clinical trial is for patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer. The purpose of this study is to learn more about prostate cancer and:

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation National Registry

This registry study is being done to collect information on fecal microbiota transplant (FMT). Eligible participants are men or women who are being seen in the clinic as an FMT recipient or FMT donor or receiving other gut-related microbiota product. 

(CLONEVO): Cell cycLe inhbitiON to target the EVolution of urOthelial cancer

This is a clinical trial for men and women age 18 and older diagnosed with advanced bladder cancer who are not eligible or choose not to receive chemotherapy before standard-of-care surgery for bladder cancer

The purpose of this study is to test the safety of the study drug, abemaciclib, and see what effects (good and bad) it has in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. 

Thinking of Enrolling in a Clinical Trial? Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Team

Deciding to enroll in a clinical trial can be a big decision. It’s important to understand what makes a person eligible for a trial, the enrollment process, and what the trial itself will encompass.

Common Terms You Should Know When Enrolling in a Clinical Trial

Clinical trials, also known as clinical studies or clinical research, are studies that explore whether a medical strategy, treatment, or device is safe and effective for humans. When deciding whether to enroll in a clinical trial, you will likely encounter many terms related to clinical research and what the specific trial entails. Some terms are fairly standard across trials, regardless of the type of trial or what is being evaluated. When evaluating trial options, it’s important to understand what is involved with the clinical trial.

ROMA Trial

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of single vs. multiple arterial revascularization (this is the restoration of blood flow to an organ) for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.