For patients

What is clinical research?

Medical research conducted on humans.
The purpose of clinical research is to improve or develop methods for preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases, to elucidate the causes and conditions of diseases, and to improve the quality of life of patients.Clinical research is conducted with the patient's free will and cooperation.The clinical research conducted at our hospital is conducted after thorough review by an ethics review committee that includes external experts, based on national guidelines.

Participation in clinical research

Individual clinical studies have established criteria for what kind of patients can participate.If applicable, the patient is free to decide whether or not to participate in the study.Participation is never based solely on the judgment of a doctor or other medical staff, regardless of the patient's will.

Benefits of participating in clinical research

By contributing to medical research, you can contribute to medical care and help people suffering from similar diseases.Depending on the content of your research, you may be able to receive more objective evaluations and specialized medical care.

Disadvantages of participating in clinical research

Participating in clinical research may require extra time and effort, such as blood collection and testing, increased number of hospital visits, and complicated drug administration methods.

Cost and time required for clinical research

In principle, consideration is given so that the cost and time are not burdened on the patient.However, depending on the content of the research, the patient may be required to bear the costs within the scope of medical insurance.You may also need more tests than usual.Depending on the content of the research, the researcher may pay the costs, etc. to reduce the burden on the patient.

Examination of research content

The ethics review committee of our hospital will discuss whether the clinical research to be conducted is appropriate and scientific and ethical.The committee includes not only medical and health care professionals, but also legal experts, public representatives, and others who have no stake in the hospital.It is also made up of both males and females.Deliberations by the Ethics Review Committee are carried out based on guidelines established by the government, and decisions are made as to whether or not to approve the application.

How to refuse to participate in clinical research

It is up to the patient to decide whether or not to participate in the clinical study.For research that investigates past medical records, instead of obtaining consent from the patient, we inform the research content on the hospital website and bulletin board, and provide an opportunity for the patient to refuse to participate.If you do not want your medical information to be used in such research, please contact us at the contact information provided.

Disadvantages of Refusal to Participate in Clinical Research

Even if a patient refuses to participate, he or she will never be treated unfavorably in subsequent medical care.

Withdrawal after agreeing to participate in research

You can withdraw at any time.In this case as well, the patient will never be treated unfavorably in subsequent medical treatment.

Handling of Personal Information

Personal information such as the patient's name and address will be deleted from the medical information used.Personal information will not be used when research results are published at academic conferences, etc.In addition, we will never use medical information beyond its original purpose without obtaining the patient's consent in advance.Furthermore, safety management measures such as preventing leakage of personal information are required by national guidelines, but at our hospital, we will strictly and appropriately manage the personal information of our patients.