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Clinical Trials Becoming a Patient Each clinical trial has inclusion and exclusion criteria and many clinical trials require patient participation. Patient recruitment is conducted through newspaper ads, web announcements, and word-of-mouth. Calling the clinical research coordinator is perhaps the easiest way to determine what studies are accepting patients.
The first appointment
is a screening that
may last from 30
minutes to an hour.
At the appointment,
a patient will be
asked to complete
a medical history
form and sign a consent
form that describes
the procedure that
will be done, the
cost (if any), as
well as the risks
and benefits of the
particular study.
If a patient is accepted
into a study, they
will be given an
appointment for treatment.
Once the treatment
is complete, recall
appointments begin.
Each study varies
in the frequency
as well as the number
of recalls. A recall
appointment consists
of taking a photo
of the work that
was done and an evaluation
by an Investigator
in the study. Each
recall appointment
takes about 45 minutes.
Every study is different;
many are free and
even pay a stipend
for returning for
the recall evaluations.
Some however charge
for the service,
and though we try
to keep the costs
low; there are times
when the research
participant must
pay for the services.
In those cases, the
School of Dentistry
accepts payment in
form of cash, check,
MasterCard, and Visa.
The patient has the right to know exactly what is being done during the clinical trial. Participation in a study is voluntary; refusal to participate will involve no penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled. A patient may also choose to discontinue participation in any clinical study at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled.
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