Our expert team is here to answer your questions

We have been doing clinical trials with both healthy volunteers and patients for 30 years and we are very proud of our safety record.

Before treatments can be tested on people, they will already have undergone extensive investigations in a laboratory for many years. If the results from this testing is positive, the next step is to seek approval for a trial to begin in healthy volunteers. An independent ethics committee looks at all aspects of a new trial and will act to safeguard the rights, safety and well-being of volunteers who wish to take part.

Possibly. All medicines can have side effects, even those already available. Sometimes volunteers do experience these, but we have doctors and nurses on site who constantly monitor any reaction to make sure you are safe at all times. We always share any information we may have about potential side effects with you before you decide to take part in the trial, but it is possible that any test medicine may have side effects that are not yet known.

The majority of our volunteers do not experience any side effects. However, if they do, the most common side effects are feeling sick, dizziness and headaches. We will monitor you closely throughout the trial and if you do experience any side effects, we will take appropriate action to look after you.

Registering your interest in a trial does not mean you have to complete the whole process. You can change your mind about taking part in a trial at any time, even once it has started.

We treat your personal information with care and we respect your privacy at all times. Any personal information which can readily identify you is kept on site and access to it is restricted. When the study results are sent off site or published we use a code number rather than your name to help protect your identity. You can find out more about how we handle your data in our Privacy Notice and we’ll give you further details about any study you are interested in before you take part in it.