Resources

Questions to ask your provider

• About the Clinical Study
  • What do researchers hope to learn and who might benefit from it?
  • Will any of the groups receive a placebo or an inactive treatment?
  • How will the findings of the research be shared?
  • When is the study expected to be completed?
• About Possible Risks and Benefits
  • What are the risks of the research intervention? Does the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approve or oversee the intervention?
  • What are the short- or long-term risks, discomforts, or unpleasant side effects?
  • How will my care team minimize risks, discomforts, or unpleasant side effects?
  • How might I benefit from participating in the research?
• About Participation and Care
  • Why am I, specifically, being asked to participate?
  • What is my role? What kind of medications, procedures, or tests would be done?
  • Will I have to go anywhere outside of Parkland to participate in the study?
  • If I decide not to participate, would this decision affect my current medical care?
  • How would being in this study affect my daily life?

Questions to ask your Research Navigator

• About Costs and Compensation
  • Will I have to pay to participate in the clinical trial?
  • Do clinical studies bill insurance?
  • Who can help answer any questions from my insurance company or health plan?
  • Will there be any travel or childcare costs that I need to consider while I am in the trial?
• About Privacy and Confidentiality
  • Will my Personal Health Information (PHI) be shared and protected?

Additional Resources

• https://clinicaltrials.gov/
• https://clinicaltrials.utswmed.org/
• https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/education-and-outreach/about-research-participation/informational-videos/index.html
• https://www.researchmatch.org/
• https://www.fda.gov/patients/clinical-trials-what-patients-need-know