Participation in medical research

We always conduct our clinical studies with respect for the fundamental and human rights of citizens, on a fully voluntary basis, and in compliance with good research practice. All our studies must be approved by the Ethics Committee and be granted a research permit. HUS Ethics Committee issue opinions on medical research conducted on humans and human embryos and fetuses in the Uusimaa region. The ethics committees attend to the interests of the study subject.

Clinical trials are an essential part of the development of new medicines and further research into existing medicines. Participation in clinical trials is a patient's prerogative in a university hospital. As a research patient, you will have access to innovative treatments as much as several years before the general public, besides having your health monitored and gaining experience of what it is like to be examined for research. For a seriously ill person, participating in a clinical trial may give them a second chance. As a patient participating in clinical trials, you are covered by the HUS indemnity insurance and protection on the same grounds as other patients.

As a research participant, you have

the right to access your personal data
the right to give and withdraw your consent
the right to rectify your data
the right to data erasure, or the right to be forgotten
the right to restrict processing your data
the right to object to the processing of your personal data