Good clinical practice

"Good Clinical Practice" means being extra careful when testing new medicine or treatments on people. It's like when your mom tells you to be careful when crossing the street. Scientists who do research with people have to follow very strict rules to make sure they are keeping everyone safe and doing the research in a fair way.

First, they have to write a plan for the research called a "protocol." It has to explain everything they will do and how they will do it. They have to make sure they have enough people to participate, but not too many. They also have to explain how they will choose the people who will be in the study.

Before anyone can join the study, the scientist has to tell them all about it and get their permission. This is called "informed consent." It's like asking your friend if they want to play a game before you start it together.

Once people start the study, the scientists have to keep track of everything that happens. They write down all the good and bad things that happen to the people in the study. They also check to make sure everyone is using the treatment or medicine the right way.

At the end of the study, the scientists look at all the information they collected and try to figure out if the medicine or treatment was helpful, and if there were any bad side effects. They share all their findings with other scientists so everyone can learn from the study.

Overall, "Good Clinical Practice" is like being extra careful when trying something new on humans. Scientists have to follow strict rules to make sure everyone is safe and they find out as much as possible about the new medicine or treatment.