• Research ›

Information for Research Participants

 

• The Wake Forest University Health Sciences' Institutional Review Board (IRB) welcomes input and questions from research participants, people interested in participating in research, and members of the public who want to know more about scientific research.  If you would like to speak with someone about research involving human participants at Wake Forest University Health Sciences, you may contact Dr. Joseph Andrews, Director of the IRB, at jandrews@wakehealth.edu.

• Research being conducted at Wake Forest University Health Sciences can be located using the resources above, or our local database tool which can be accessed here: http://www.wakehealth.edu/Research/Clinical-Trials.htm

• La investigación que se llevó a cabo en la Wake Forest University Ciencias de la Salud pueden ser localizadas utilizando por encima de los recursos, o nuestra herramienta de base de datos local que se puede acceder aquí: http://www.wakehealth.edu/Research/Clinical-Trials.htm

The links below provide useful information about research involving people:

Information in English: 

• Clinical Research Trials and You  Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
  
  
• Becoming a Research Volunteer - It's Your Decision!: Sponsored by the Office of Human Research Protections 
  
  
• Interactive Tutorial on Clinical Trials: Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health
  
• An Introduction to Clinical Trials: Sponsored by National Institutes of Health 
  
  
• Learning about Clinical Trials: Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute/NIH

Informacion en Espanol: 

• Ser Voluntario en Estudios Clínicos: Es SU Decisión: Patrocinado por la Oficina de Protecciones en le Investigacion Humana 
  
  
• Ensayos Clinicos (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/clinicaltrials.html) Un Servicio de los Institutos Nacionales De La Salud
  
  
• Tutorial Interactivo: Vea la presentación sobre el cuidado de su salud
  
  
• La Oficina para la Protección de los Seres Humanos en la Investigación: (Office for Human Research Protections, en adelante la OHRP) realiza un papel de liderazgo y monitores todos las cuestiones en a la protección de los sujetos humanos que participan en las investigaciones terminadas o financiadas por el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, en adelante, DHHS).

These resources are available for locating research studies on various topics and conditions affecting people:

Be Involved  

Estos recursos están disponibles para la localización de los estudios de investigación sobre diversos temas y condiciones que afectan a las personas:

Participar

• Clinical Trials www.clinicaltrials.gov  or 1-888-346-3656
• National Cancer Institute http://cancer.gov  or 1-800-422-6237
• AIDS Information http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/  or 1-800-874-2572
• NIH Clinical Center http://clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/  or 1-800-411-1222
• CenterWatch http://www.centerwatch.com/  or 1-866-219-3440
• ACRP http://www.acrpnet.org/  or 1-703-254-8100
• TrialsCentral http://www.trialscentral.org/
• MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/  
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  www.fda.gov/  or 1-888-INFO-FDA

If you are a participant in a study at Wake Forest School of Medicine and you want to obtain additional information, offer input, discuss problems or concerns, or if you have a question about your rights as a research participant, you may contact Dr. Joseph Andrews at (336) 716-4542.

.