What Is A Clinical Research Study?
A clinical research study or trial is a scientific study for the purpose of evaluating a new treatment that has shown promise in laboratory and animal studies. It is a scientific study of how a new medicine or treatment works in people. Through clinical studies, doctors find new and better ways to prevent, detect, diagnose, control, and treat illnesses. This testing in humans is permitted only if everyone who volunteers for participation understands the risks and benefits of taking part in a study.
Many years are spent testing medications in the laboratory and in animal research to determine the medication's safety and usefulness before clinical trials are conducted to determine the medication's effect on humans. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires clinical trials on all medication before they will approve a medication for public use.
A clinical investigator is a medical researcher in charge of carrying out a clinical research study's protocol. This person usually is a doctor or pharmacist and can be a nurse or other health care professional. He or she follows a protocol, a carefully designed, detailed study plan created by the study sponsor.
The clinical research coordinator is a health care professional who, under the supervision of the clinical investigator, submits all research documents to the Institutional Review Board (IRB), coordinates all the tests and procedures for the study, and schedules and implements the study visit requirements.
The IRB is a group of health care professionals and community members from the institution where the research study takes place. This group makes sure all FDA and protocol regulations are followed and reviews all research study activities, including recruitment and advertising, and potential risks.
The study sponsor is the pharmaceutical company, research institution, or other health organization that funds a clinical research study and designs its protocol.
Clinical Trials Currently Available at Rochester Clinical Research
The left column of every page on this site has a list of the clinical research studies for which we are currently seeking volunteers. You can also link on the active studies individually. Please contact our office by phone or email to learn more about these studies or to volunteer. We also have a comprehensive clinical study volunteer FAQ section that may help answer some of your questions.
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to learn more about becoming a clinical research study volunteer!
Rochester Clinical Research performs clinical research trials and studies for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. We rapidly recruit and screen quality volunteers to participate in clinical studies, and we maintain a large database of volunteers. Study volunteers receive free study-related medical care, investigational medicines, and a monetary stipend to compensate for their time and travel. RCR studies include therapeutic areas and drug categories such as weight loss, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, flu vaccines, and smoking cessation. Our state-of-the-art medical office facility is staffed by highly qualified, caring physicians, investigators, and nurses. RCR is located in Rochester NY and serves the Finger Lakes region of New York. RCR is a WBENC-Certified Women's Business Enterprise.
