Clinical Trial Site Visit

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A Clinical Trial Site Visit is a facility visit for a clinical trial.



References

2020

  • https://www.cera.org.au/take-part-in-research/what-to-expect-in-a-clinical-trial/
    • QUOTE: ... Your first visit Information, screening and approval

      Before the clinical trial can start, you meet with the study team to make sure the trial is suitable. At this screening visit, the study doctor and study coordinator explain the trial, answer your questions and give you written information, including a consent form. Some questions you might have include how long the trial will take, any risks and benefits, and what happens if you want to stop. You can read other common questions here.

      If you decide to go ahead, you and the study doctor sign the consent form.

      You then undergo an eye test and assessment to confirm you are eligible for the study. (Because clinical trials aim to find out if new treatments work, they need to recruit participants with specific health profiles. This means that not all patients are suitable for a particular trial. If this is the case, the doctor will discuss this with you.) For the eye test, the study doctor examines your eyes with a special microscope that gives a magnified view of the front and back of the eye.

      If you are eligible for this particular study, you are then booked in for your first treatment. In some cases this can take place on the same day. Your study team includes a study doctor, who is an ophthalmologist, a study coordinator, who is an orthoptist and specialist nurses. ...