Why should I participate in a clinical trial?
See, research isn’t only about test tubes, computers, and scientists. It’s all about you! Every year, millions of people volunteer to participate in HIV medical research.
So why do people participate in HIV/AIDS clinical trials? Well, there’s a million reasons, but here are two key ones:
- You may have HIV/AIDS and want to help to find better ways of treating it or preventing transmission
- You may know someone who has HIV/AIDS and want to make a difference (don’t worry, you CAN’T get HIV from participating).
Whatever your reason, we wouldn’t have the medical successes we do today without the millions of volunteers like you.
The importance of women and minority participation
It's important to test new drugs in the people they are meant to help. However, women and minorities are often underrepresented in clinical research. In order to make sure investigational drugs work the same in different groups, it’s very important that women and minorities participate in clinical trials.
Click here to read a US News report on ways that volunteers are protected.
Click here for information on ARA trials to see if you're eligible.
Click here for a National database of HIV trials across the country
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