What happens during a study?

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Register your interest

Let us know if you’re interested in a clinical trial! We’ll review your medical history and match you with the study that makes sense for you.

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Screening

Get all the details about the study, ask any questions you might have, and go through the health screening process (i.e. Labs, Physical Exam)

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Enrollment

If you qualify, you’ll be invited to join the study. Once enrolled, you’re officially part of the research!

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Conduction to End of Study

Follow the study protocol until it’s completed. You’ll have access to our study team and medical professionals throughout your entire experience. 

What to expect.

Every medical advancement starts with a clinical trial. It’s the most important step in confirming whether a new investigational drug or treatment is safe and effective. We advance new treatment options by conducting clinical trials – also known as research studies – for a wide range of medical conditions.

You can be a part of medicine’s future by participating in a trial – either as a volunteer looking to contribute to the future and potentially earn compensation or as a patient seeking options that may not be widely available.

We look forward to talking with anyone interested in trial participation to see where you will fit best.

When you call us to inquire about being a clinical trial volunteer, our representative will speak with you about your medical history and studies that interest you. If you meet the criteria for a clinical trial, we will ask you to come to the clinic for a screening visit and consultation.

During the screening visit, you will consult with our staff about the details of the trial and discuss any everything that we know about it. We will answer your questions about participating in the trial, and you will be asked to sign an informed consent document that tells you all of the study details and confirms your interest in further participating.

Screening.

To determine if you meet the requirements for the trial, a variety of screening and eligibility assessments may be performed. These generally include:

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Medical history review and physical examination with medical staff

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Measurement of your height, weight and vital signs (blood pressure/pulse)

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ECG/EKG to measure electrical activity of the heart

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Blood and urine collection for lab assessments

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Other diagnostic tests as required by the study protocol

All information that you supply us and that we obtain in the screening process will be kept confidential.

If you qualify as a volunteer for the trial, you will be contacted to schedule your participation. As with any clinical trial, you are free to withdraw your participation at any time.

Whether you qualify for the trial or not, a clinic staff member will confidentially share with you the results of your physical examination and any screening tests that have been done. Should the results of your screening tests or physical examination warrant additional follow-up from a health care provider, the clinic staff will notify you.

Frequently asked questions

If you are asked to consent to be a subject in a research study, or if you are asked to consent for someone else, you have the right to: 

  1. Learn the nature and purpose of the experiment (also called study or clinical trial). 
  2. Receive an explanation of the procedures and any drug or device to be used. 
  3. Receive a description of any discomforts and risks that you could experience from the study. 
  4. Learn about any benefits you might expect from the study. 
  5. Learn about the risks and benefits of any other available procedures, medication or devices that might be helpful to you. 
  6. Learn what medical treatment will be made available to you if you should be injured because of the study. 
  7. Ask any questions about the study or the procedures involved. 
  8. Quit the study at any time. Your decision will not be used as an excuse to hold back necessary medical treatment. 
  9. Receive a copy of the signed and dated consent form. 
  10. Decide to consent or not to consent to a study without feeling force, obligation, or coercion. 

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