2. Clinical Trials Assess Therapies’ Safety and Tolerability
The different phases of clinical trials are designed to answer two main questions, if the medical therapy is safe, which is consistent with an outweigh of its benefits compared to the potential risks, as well as if the new treatment is effective in humans. When evaluating the tolerability of a therapy in humans, researchers are also focused on understanding how well it works and if it is better than the standard treatment. This means that clinical trials are also needed since they test the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of a medical therapy before it is available to the public.
