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Clinical trials put on hold during coronavirus pandemic
While healthcare workers have been hard at work fighting the coronavirus, other procedures and clinical trials have been put on hold.
MAITLAND, Fla. - The coronavirus has put a lot of things on hold, including clinical trials for other diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
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Clincloud in Maitland has been a one-stop shop for clinical trials focused on gastro and brain-related diseases, like Alzheimer's. ut since the pandemic swept through, things have changed drastically.
"Sixty-percent of our clinical trials have been put on pause or been halted," said Clincloud owner and founder Jessica Branning.
As the number of clinical trials for COVID-19 treatments has soared, trials for other conditions have either pulled patients or stopped altogether as doctors and patients try to keep their distance.