A participant is an individual who voluntarily engages in a clinical study or research project. Participants may be healthy volunteers or patients diagnosed with a particular condition and provide informed consent to contribute data, undergo interventions, or be subjected to assessments for the purpose of advancing scientific knowledge. Their involvement is essential for evaluating the safety, efficacy, and outcomes of medical treatments or interventions.
- Healthy Volunteers: Individuals clinically healthy (without any health conditions including the condition being studied) who participate to help establish baseline data or evaluate safety.
- Patients: Individuals diagnosed with a condition who participate to receive potential benefits from an experimental treatment or intervention.
NIH-National Cancer Institute (NCI). CDISC Glossary Controlled Terminology
A voice of participant
The following video, realized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, explores the Voices of Participants Series: a woman shares her insights about blogging during her participation in a clinical study
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Voices of Participants Series: Jeri shares her insight on participating in a clinical study
Participating in a clinical trial
The following video, realized by the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation’s (CISCRP) explores the Basics of Clinical Trial Participation
