What is a Clinical Trial Ambassador?
A Clinical Trial Ambassador is always a member of a registered Patient Organization and educated about clinical research.
Clinical Trial Ambassadors have a specific role in Patient Organizations. They comply with a clear set of rules and act according to their registered Patient Organization legal framework.
Why did you become a Clinical Trial Ambassador?
My work background in pharmaceutical research gives me the urge to help patients understand the patient engagement, purpose and impact of clinical research for the benefit of the patients and clinical research in general.
I want to understand and connect the most available possibilities of treatment with IBD patients and help to provide a valuable life with IBD.
When you choose to participate in a clinical trial, you become a partner in scientific discovery. And your contribution can help future generations lead healthier lives.
I became CT-Ambassador because Estonian patients need more information on ongoing clinical trials, what are clinical trials and what are the criteria to get involved in clinical trials from trusted sources.
My intention to become a CT-A is to assist patients to understand the rules, to explain the sense of some proceedings and ongoings and to answer questions at the Clinical Trial.
To gain knowledge and understanding of clinical trials.
Clinical trials pave the way for enhanced medical treatment in the future and I want to contribute for easy access of IBD people.
I became a CT Ambassador, because it is of high importance to inform the patients about the clinical trials. I truly hope that I will help and contribute to better understanding of the procedures, and empower the patient community with knowledge.
I became a CT Ambassador to help patients understand the benefits of Clinical Trials, in order to achieve the ultimate goal of a better quality of life.
I want to help fellow patients to make a well informed choice participating in a Clinical Trial.
While supporting patients and future generations concerning clinical research I am learning and contributing to the development of science.
Each drug during its development was in a clinical trial phase. I remember a lot of my dear patients who were diagnosed with lung cancer and without any therapy their only hope was to participate in a clinical study. Today after 18 years these people are still with us and living life with lung cancer. Clinical studies best demonstrate the power and strength of knowledge, represent hope and change history.
I have been working for more than 20 years in the topic area of colon cancer and therefore I am highly motivated - also in my free time - to support patients in answering their questions. Therefore I wanted to become a CTA and I am very proud of joining this great team.
The role of a clinical trial ambassador in our patient organization is very important because patients want to know how to participate in new medicines trials to progress and improve the safety and efficacy of treatments.
I became a CT Ambassador to help patients understand the benefits of Clinical Trials.
Clinical trials are important for cancer treatment, which is why I would like to be a clinical trials ambassador in order to help the patients and their relatives in understanding what are clinical trials, how they are organized and what they should know about them.
Being a CT -Ambassador enables me to offer more information to patients regarding implications, outcomes and benefits of clinical trials.
Every new treatment option translates to new hope and that's why clinical trials are important for current and future patients.
For me, being part of the Clinical Trial Ambassador community represents an opportunity to culturally grow patients with Prostate Cancer and open a window on the future of clinical research where patients are recognized, not only as patients destined for drugs, but as an active and decision-making part of research.
I would like to have patient engagement in clinical trials.
Clinical trials are needed for new medicines. This requires participants. They must be able to make a well-considered choice. This is possible with the right information and I would like to contribute to that.
I became a Clinical Trial Ambassador because it is extremely important to me that myeloma patients and their families have a contact person for clinical trials.
I joined the course about CTA because I lacked the required knowledge to properly disseminate the information amongst my patients' community, particularly that
1. the officials in charge have not done anything to inform the patients about clinical trials and 2. equally important, the Pharma Industry does not seem to be very much interested in running clinical trials in Romania
As such, the subject is more or less taboo and the only prevailing information is related to the negative consequences related to CT.
We are helping all our members with questions regarding Autoimmune Diseases, and questions regarding Clinical Trials are a natural part of that. That is why I became a Clinical Trial Ambassador.
I became an ambassador of clinical trials, hoping that thanks to this knowledge I will be able to better support our patients with connective tissue diseases
Becoming an CTA is the normal way to bring my scientific expertise to patients and my patient' experience to medical research.
My motivation stems from the desire to provide the opportunity to participate in clinical research for as many patients with rare diseases in Croatia as possible.
Being one of Clinical Trial Ambassadors is raising awareness, spreading knowledge and giving support to patients in need.
I believe that clinical trials bring innovative medicine to patients and might be very beneficial especially for the people living in the countries where access to the treatment is limited.
I believe that Clinical Trials are important for the development of new innovative therapies and every new treatment gives hope and power to patients. Being a CT-Ambassador enables me to help patients, informing them regarding procedures and benefits of clinical trials.
Back in 1980, my mum died in 3 months to acute Leukemia.
Today due to clinical trials people with Leukemia, or other hematological cancers may, not only survive for a lot longer time, but also to be free of disease.
As a patient advocate I have seen the advances in therapies because of clinical trials. It is the only way for new better treatments. This is why I want to be an ambassador for Clinical Trials and help all parties in every way I can to achieve those advances.
I became a clinical trials ambassador because I want to inform and support as many patients living with rare diseases in Croatia as possible and improve their quality of life with every new available treatment.
Working with patients I see that traditional treatment cannot help everyone, and some people may benefit from new medicines even if these new methods / pills have not been approved yet. I’m glad to be able to help our patients with finding appropriate clinical trials so that they have a chance to improve the quality of their lives.
Becoming a CTA allows me to help develop and disseminate knowledge that has direct impact on IBD patients and to provide a meaningful life with IBD.
I became a Clinical Trial Ambassador becauseI believe clinical trials are a key factor in getting us closer to bringing better treatment and medicine to people with rare diseases and improving their quality of life.
I’ll guide my fellow patients in the best direction, if they wish to participate in clinical trials.
I decided to become CTA (Clinical Trial Ambassador) to CTA (Communicate To Achieve) and CTA (Convey The Approach).
I became a CTA in the hope that I can help our members to make the clinical trials process more understandable and to ensure that patients participate in a trial for the right reasons and have the right expectations.
I became a clinical trial ambassador to drive advancements in Inflammatory Bowel Disease research and contribute to improving
treatment options for the community.
In the field of lung cancer, innovative therapies and new therapies that are still in the clinical phase represent the best chance for recovery and long-term life, and I want to help patients find the best option.
I participated in the course to make me a better patient advocate.
I became a Clinical Trial Ambassador to leverage my personal experience with Crohn's disease and professional background in medical translation and writing, aiming to empower patients with knowledge, close the information gap, and ultimately contribute to building a better future where patients have equal access to treatments regardless of their native language and country of origin.
Clinical trails are very important for human wellbeing so it is great to be even smallest part of it.
