International Clinical Trials Day 2013
International Clinical Trials Day is celebrated around the world each year on 20 May.
It commemorates the first ever clinical trial carried out by James Lind, a surgeon in the British Royal Navy in 1747 comparing different agents (including vinegar, seawater and lime juice) for their effectiveness in treating scurvy.
Clinical trials have come a long way since then, and are the best way of proving whether a new treatment is effective. Today clinical trials can involve thousands of participants, and are the subject to strict regulation to ensure patient safety.
WAHT will be celebrating International Clinical Trials Day on 20 May, 2013 by having a stand in the main reception area of the hospital where staff from Research and Development will be available to tell you about some of the research that we do. There will be information about the research that we carry out in the Trust.
To view our current Research Studies open to recruitment.
Further details will follow, but please put the date in your diaries.