There are usually four phases of a clinical trial. Each phase helps move the study along, step by step. The purpose of a clinical trial could be to study a medicine, a therapy, or a method of preventing or detecting a disease. What's a clinical trial? Before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can approve a new treatment for use in people, clinical trial results must show the treatment works and does not cause harm to people. A clinical trial is a series of research studies that test new treatments before they are approved for people to use. The FDA is the U.S. government agency that decides if new treatments or medical devices are safe and work effectively. This content is made possible by GSK. For more resources, visit: https://www.kidneyfund.org/treatments/clinical-trials/phases-clinical-trials WINNER - Silver - Digital Health Awards (2022) WINNER - Platinum - MarCom Awards (2022)