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Welcome!
to
the Clinical Trials
Site - LSUHSC School
of Dentistry (LSUSD)
What
are Clinical Trials?
Clinical
trials are research
studies that involve
volunteers to answer
specific health
questions. Such
studies are the final
step in a long
development process.
Most of today's
treatments are the
result of past
clinical trials.
Promising new approaches
to health issues (novel
diagnostics, drugs,
materials and techniques)
are constantly being
developed and tested to
enhance our oral health.
The ultimate proof of a
new diagnostic test,
material or treatment
modality takes place in a
clinical trial.
Once developed, new
methods and materials need
to be effectively
evaluated in clinical
trials. Clinical trials
provide the comparative
evidence of their
true-life improvement over
existing treatments.
Clinical trials are key to
good healthcare. Trials
are done to answer
specific scientific
questions and to advance
medical knowledge. Through
clinical trials
researchers can determine
whether new treatments are
safe, effective and
potentially work better
than current treatments.
That is the way to measure
improvement in therapy and
how progress in healthcare
is made. Only clinical
trials deliver the
evidence that supports our
decision-making in
contemporary practice of
evidence-based oral health
care.
Advanced Clinical
Care and Research
building
The Dental School's
"Annex" building
accommodates a
state-of-the-art Clinical
Research Facility. This
facility provides a major
impetus to jumpstart new
initiatives in the Dental
School focused on clinical
and translational oral
health research. Recently,
several dental school
faculty have started
investigational clinical
research studies.
Some of the clinical
research is sponsored by
the NIH, others by
Industry or Private
Foundations. Clinical
research studies and
trials give the research
experts new information
about how to treat and
prevent diseases. By
offering clinical trials,
LSUHSC School of Dentistry
is able to provide optimal
care and treatment choices
for our patients and the
community.
How
to
Become a
Study
Participant/Volunteer
Roadmap
for Clinical Trials
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