Who can enter a clinical trial?
Every clinical trial has guidelines about who can take part. These guidelines are made up of a list of factors called inclusion and exclusion criteria. The inclusion and exclusion criteria are what help doctors produce accurate results.The factors that allow someone to take part in a clinical trial are called the inclusion criteria. The factors that prevent someone from taking part are called the exclusion criteria. Examples of inclusion and exclusion criteria are age, sex, the type of disease you have, your treatment history, or whether you have other medical conditions.Before you can enter a clinical trial, you must qualify for the study. Depending on what doctors are studying, some clinical trials will need patients with certain diseases or conditions while others will need volunteers who are healthy. Depending on their overall condition, patients may only be eligible for clinical trials during certain phases of the trial.
