Clinical Trials 
Neurology Associates partners with sponsors (major
pharmaceutical companies) and local clinical research centers to
offer specialized clinical research studies to our patients and community
throughout Western North Carolina and beyond.
Our physicians and physician assistants monitor and
evaluate patients in clinical medical trials across a broad range
of therapeutic areas.
About Clinical Research Trials
Medical research studies involving people are called
clinical trials. The term clinical trial includes both interventional
and observational types of studies.
Interventional studies are those in which the research subjects
(patients) are assigned by the study investigator to a scheduled
treatment or other intervention and their outcomes are measured.
Observational studies are those in which individuals are observed,
and their outcomes are measured by the investigators.
Clinical research trials are conducted under rigorous U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines. At the completion of the
clinical trial, the sponsor will then submit the data to the FDA
for approval.
Clinical research trials focus on:
- Preventing disease-using drugs, vitamins,
and foods to reduce risk
- Treatment-new drugs or combination of
drugs; new ways of giving treatment, and
new types of treatment
- Diagnosing disease-new tests or scans
- Controlling symptoms-new drugs or complementary therapies
Clinical research trials aim to
find out if a new experimental drug or procedure is:
- Safe
- Has side effects
- Works better than currently used treatment
- Helps patients feel better
Clinical trials are designed to:
- Collect data about investigational medications, devices or procedures
that may benefit future patients
and current research participants
- Assess both the safety and effectiveness
- Provide documentation supporting any claim of safety and/or effectiveness
Located in Hickory, North Carolina, Neurology Associates is currently
recruiting patients for the following Clinical Medical and Research
Trials. If you would like more information about these clinical
trials or would like to see if you qualify to participate in one,
please click on the Trial name below, email our office or call
828-485-2476.
- Multiple
Sclerosis Trial
- Migraine
Headache in Adolescents
- Partial
Seizures
For additional information about clinical trials:
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