Clinical Trials Can Pose Serious Risks to Volunteers
Clinical trials are meant to ensure that a product or treatment is both effective and safe to use. however, during the course of a trial, participants can be severely injured and lawsuits can arise out of negligent medical treatment, lack of informed patient consent, or a number of other factors including:
- The new treatment being tested may not be as effective or as safe as existing treatments.
- Drugs and medical devices in clinical trials may carry unexpected side effects.
- These side effects may be occasional aches and pains or may result in serious adverse events including renal injury, cardiovascular complications, and even death.
- As the clinical trials progress, drugs may be combined with other medications and dosages may be increased, resulting in increased risks.
- Insurance and health care providers may not cover the costs of patient care during a clinical trial or injuries and side effects that may result from a clinical trial.
If you or a loved one participated in a clinical trial that has led to injury or wrongful death, you may be entitled to injury compensation. Contact Thomas J. Henry today.








