Statements | Right | Wrong | ||
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n | % | n | % | |
I know what a CT means | 331 | 50 | 329 | 50 |
Each new drug has been studied in patients before it becomes available via pharmacies | 482 | 72 | 188 | 28 |
CTs are always assessed beforehand by a research ethics committee | 312 | 47 | 349 | 53 |
Participation in a CT is always voluntary | 623 | 93 | 45 | 7 |
A potential CT participant signs a consent document before taking part in the research | 560 | 83 | 112 | 17 |
The research participant may at any point stop their participation in the CT | 518 | 77 | 152 | 23 |
A CT may include procedures different from standard care | 303 | 46 | 360 | 54 |
Clinical trials are mostly funded by a pharmaceutical corporation | 424 | 64 | 241 | 36 |
The essential goal of CTs is to find better treatment for future patients | 633 | 94 | 37 | 6 |
*Clinical trials are usually aimed primarily at seeking the best medication for the research participants | 145 | 22 | 523 | 78 |
*In CTs, all participants always receive a new effective agent | 298 | 45 | 732 | 55 |
Different treatment procedures can be assigned randomly in CTs (for example, by flipping a coin or via other methods of randomization) | 236 | 36 | 427 | 64 |
*In CTs, the physician conducting the research is aware of whether the participant is receiving a new drug, a placebo (which does not include an effective agent), or standard PD medication | 112 | 21 | 523 | 79 |
*In CTs, the physician conducting the research may choose which drug the participant receives | 193 | 29 | 474 | 71 |
*Often, the patient participating in the research may choose which drug they receive | 401 | 60 | 265 | 40 |