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Patients: Are you looking for alternative care options for a neurological disease? Have you considered accessing new treatments through clinical trials?
Physicians: Do you need additional resources to educate your patients about other options?
Explore clinical trials as a treatment option in our new guide: What You Need to Know About Participating in Neurology Clinical Trials. The guide will navigate the risks and benefits and provide tips for patients about how to talk to their doctor about clinical trials. Together in partnership with their doctor patients can make an informed decision about clinical trials.
For patients living with a neurological disease such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, or dementia that have run out of treatment options, clinical trials are worth investigating. Patient participation in clinical trials does two things:
1) Clinical trial treatments may help improve quality of life.
2) Trials contribute to the body of knowledge investigating each disease, furthering research seeking a cure.
Questions About Clinical Trials
Patients have many questions that need answers to adequately assess whether or not a clinical trial is a good option. Patients may also be looking for resources to learn more, and for support from their doctor. This guide is an excellent resource to help patients answer questions and talk about this subject.
With our guide, patients will learn:
- How clinical trials work - are they safe?
- How to talk to and what to ask the doctor about clinical trials
- How to find clinical trials studying their disease
- Patient rights regarding participating in trials
- And much more!
It all starts by asking the right questions. Patients and physicians, download the guide to learn more!