The MRC Clinical Trials Unit runs trials in a range of
disease areas. We specialise in trials in HIV/AIDS and
cancer, but we also run trials in other areas, for example
arthritis and tuberculosis. Click here for a complete
list of our research areas.
Most of the trials we run are randomised controlled
trials. You can find out more about
randomised trials by clicking here. We also do research to
bring together the results of all trials of a particular treatment
that have been carried out around the world. This research is
called a systematic review, or
meta-analysis.
The following pages give you more information about clinical
trials. However, they offer only a brief introduction. On the
Useful Links page, we give you some
suggestions about where to go to find out more.
We have drawn on the very useful information about trials put
together by the following organisations:
There is more information about each of these on the Useful Links page
Last Update Date : 6/20/2011
