A clinical trial is a strictly controlled human research study that evaluates new treatments or new and different ways of using known treatments. Depending on the diagnosis, a clinical trial might be the safest and fastest way to find treatments that work.

 

Before enrolling your child in a research study, you may want to talk to his or her physician about potential benefits and possible risks. A clinical trial is just one of many treatment options available at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.

 

More than 160 clinical trials are underway at Rady Children’s, some of which are listed on ClinicalTrials.gov, a database of the National Institutes of Health.

 

To find open clinical trials at Rady Children’s, click on the link below and type “Rady Children’s Hospital” in the search box.  

 

 

For more information about clinical trials, read these frequently asked questions.

 

For information regarding your child’s rights as a research subject, please contact Rady Children’s Office for Human Subjects Protection at 858-966-8152.