When you come to a doctor’s appointment or if your are hospitalised, you may be asked to participate in a clinical study. You are completely free to decide whether or not you wish to accept the invitation.
A clinical trial is a scientific study aimed at:
The initiative for a clinical trial can come from an industrial sponsor (e.g. a pharmaceutical company), a non-commercial institution (e.g. a university) or a doctor working at the Jan Yperman Hospital.
Everyone who takes part in a clinical trial is a test subject. Clinical trials are strictly regulated and have to be conducted in a scientific and ethically sound manner.
If you are eligible for a clinical trial, your treating physician will ask you if you want to participate. Your treating physician or a study doctor and their study nurse will thoroughly brief you on all aspects of the clinical study.
By taking part, you are helping medicine to progress. The results of the study may help patients with a similar condition in the future.
You can always contact the study nurses or send a message to the general email address studies@yperman.net:
For more information on clinical trials, please check out our brochure.
