The Clinical Trials Guru

In this video, Don shares what randomization means in the context of a clinical trial. When you first enter a clinical trial, you will undergo what is called a “screening visit”. The purpose of this visit is to ensure that you actually qualify for the clinical trial. Once this visit is complete, a second visit will occur if you indeed did qualify for the clinical trial. This visit is called randomization visit and is called this because you will be randomly assigned to either: the study drug, the current standard of care available, or a placebo (sugar pill). Don goes into greater detail in the video.