Years before new drugs and medical devices reach the general public, they are rigorously tested in clinical trials. Patients who come to Hopkins have the opportunity to enroll in hundreds of trials that are looking at the effectiveness and safety of therapies for a wide variety of diseases and conditions. Often, these promising new treatments have been developed or are being tested by Hopkins researchers. We also take part in multi-center national trials.
Clinical trials were once often seen as the last resort for people with no other treatment choices. Today that is no longer the case, as patients sometimes receive their first treatment in trials. And trials aren’t limited to treatments. They might evaluate the effectiveness of disease-prevention strategies, screening processes to detect diseases before symptoms occur, better diagnostic processes, and ways to improve the quality of life for patients.
For every trial, we put the safety of our participants first. If you volunteer to receive a new treatment, physicians and nurses will closely monitor your body’s response to it. In addition, all of our studies undergo full review by a committee of physicians, nurses, ethicists and community members. We have more than 50 people whose full-time jobs are protecting our study participants.
We have provided for you a collection of links to Web sites within Johns Hopkins Medicine that will direct you to active trials and points of contact.
- ALS Clinical Trials, Robert Packard Center for ALS Research
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Clinical Trials
- Arthritis Clinical Trials
- Cancer Clinical Trials, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Eye Clinical Trials, Wilmer Eye Institute Clinical Trials and Biometry
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Clinical Trials
- Neurology Clinical Trials
- Radiation Oncology Clinical Trials
- Urology Clinical Trials
