Patient and Family Fact Sheet. Clinical trial research: an overview for patients and families.

摘要

Neurology is the field of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system. The nervous system includes the brain, nerves, and spinal cord. There are many types of neurologic disorders which cause disability. Neurologists are committed to discovering new treatments for devastating disease. Discovering new ways to treat patients requires rigorous medical research.Medical research is the pursuit of discovering new knowledge to improve the health and well being of human beings. One type of research involves the performance of clinical trials. A clinical trial is a study designed to determine the effectiveness of new medications or devices.