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A clinical trial, also called a clinical research study, is a carefully designed scientific evaluation of an investigational medicine or treatment. Clinical trials are conducted by doctors and researchers. Clinical research helps doctors and scientists determine if an investigational medicine or therapies are safe and/or effective for use in humans to potentially treat a condition, disease, or disorder.

Before regulatory authorities that are responsible for approving medicines for use in each country can consider an investigational medicine, device, or procedure for approval, it must be shown to be both safe and work well, or the overall benefits outweigh the risks. Typically, this is accomplished through clinical trials.

Clinical trials must be reviewed by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee (EC). An IRB or EC is a group that is responsible for helping to protect the rights and welfare of study participants. In addition, every study participant is monitored with medical tests and study-related exams before, during, and sometimes even after the trial.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the online questionnaire below to see if you are eligible for the study. If you are potentially eligible, we will match you to a clinical research site in your area that is participating in the Auτonomy Study and seeking participants. Someone from the clinical research site will contact you to explain more about the study and to determine if you meet the study criteria before you make your decision about participating. The site team will provide you with more details about the study and determine your next steps.

A potential new investigational vaccine has been tested in a laboratory. Based on those results, it has been approved by health regulatory authorities for testing in people. An investigational vaccine can only be used in clinical research studies. All potential new investigational vaccines must be tested in clinical research studies before they can be approved to be prescribed to patients. Without volunteers taking part in these studies, we would have no new treatments for conditions like COVID-19 and the flu.

There are always risks and benefits of participating in a clinical research study. There is always a chance that the potential new vaccine could cause side effects or will not work. However, you should know that there are strict rules in place to monitor the safety of people taking part in a study. Before joining any clinical research study, it is important to consider the risks and understand them. The study team will explain all the risks and benefits at the first study visit. Throughout the study, a team of doctors and nurses will monitor the health of the people taking part. They will be there to answer any questions.

The study-required potential new investigational medication or placebo will be provided at no cost. The person taking part in the study will also receive study-related care from a team of experienced doctors and nurses throughout the study at no cost.

All personal information will remain confidential, and data will only be collected and used as necessary to support an individual’s match to and participation in a study. Participants’ names will not be included in any data reported. For more information, including how and why we process personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.