Clinical Trials – For the Patient

By participating in clinical trials conducted at Kardio-Med Silesia, we want to provide our patients access to innovative treatment.

Clinical trials are designed to test whether a new treatment is safe and effective. The results of ongoing clinical trials are new ways to prevent, diagnose or treat particular diseases. Clinical trials directly contribute to advances in medicine. Thanks to them, new medicines enter into widespread use.

Participation in a clinical trial is an opportunity to improve the health of people for whom previous treatments have proved ineffective or not very effective.

The most important thing in clinical trials is safety and the protection of patients’ rights, which is why all studies are conducted in accordance with current law, including the principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP). GCP rules apply worldwide, including in Poland.

The decision to qualify a patient for treatment is made by the physician-investigator, who oversees the health and safety of the patient in the clinical research. When referring our patients to trials, we keep in mind, first and foremost, the benefits they can derive from them.

THE PATIENTS’ DECISION TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLINICAL TRIAL IS VOLUNTARY AND MUST BE MADE IN FULL KNOWLEDGE.

The patient has the right to refuse to participate in a clinical trial without any consequences. In the event of refusal to participate in the trial, the patient does not lose his/her rights to standard of care treatment.

THE PATIENTS’ PARTICIPATION IN THE CLINICAL TRIAL IS FREE OF CHARGE.

All incurred costs of treatment (the cost of study drugs, specialized tests and medical care) are borne by the clinical trial sponsor.

A PATIENT PARTICIPATING IN A CLINICAL TRIAL:

has the opportunity to perform a wide range of tests, often not available in primary or specialized medical care,
has the opportunity to benefit from access to innovative treatments that are commonly unavailable,
can receive the investigational medical product free of charge,
can receive free care from qualified medical study personnel.

Anyone interested in participating in the study is welcome to contact our center for more information and to schedule an information appointment.