INTRODUCTION :
- New and effective medicines are being discovered and developed via clinical trials to provide relief to patients, solutions to medical professionals, and hope to society for untreated diseases.
- Nowadays, we cannot imagine life without medicine. People not only take medicines and drugs for treating diseases but also as prophylactics to maintain health.
- The remarkable dedication and hard work of medical scientists and research professionals towards the development of new and effective medicines and drugs have saved many lives that were not possible a few decades ago.
- The fast development of the vaccine against COVID-19 and mass vaccination has saved populations and has given confidence to all that medical science is capable of dealing with pandemics. Clinical trials and studies have played a vital role in achieving this confidence. Thus, clinical trials contribute significantly to the development of new and effective medicines.
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18th Century
First clinical trials by James Lind.
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20th Century:
Introduction of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
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21st Century:
Advances in personalized medicine and rapid vaccine development.
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COVID-19 Era:
Fast-track vaccine development and mass vaccination.
What is Clinical Research?
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Clinical research is a branch of medical science that determines the safety and effectiveness of medicines, devices, diagnostic products, and treatment regimens intended for human use. These may be used for prevention, treatment, diagnosis, and/or symptom relief of a disease.
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A scientific study of how a new medicine or treatment works in people.
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Clinical research is different from clinical practice. In clinical practice, one uses established treatments, while in clinical research evidence is collected to establish a treatment.
Need for Clinical Trials
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Clinical research is the way to introduce safe and effective molecules to the market.
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No new molecule can be given to patients without documented evidence of its safety and efficacy.
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Drugs cannot be sold without regulatory approval.
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Clinical trials determine the safety and efficacy of new drugs.
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They help differentiate between effective and ineffective drugs.
Mission
Development of true and ethical clinical research professionals.
Vision
Delivering quality education through effective learning methods to match current and future requirements.
Clinical Research Training Institute!
We are committed to developing true and ethical clinical research professionals through quality education and effective learning methods.
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