Fill out an Interest Form
The first step to volunteering is filling out our interest form on the website. Click the button above to access the form.
Why Participate In Clinical Trials?
Receive compensation for time and travel
Gain access to new research treatments at no cost
Help others by contributing to knowledge about new treatments
What To Expect
Complete a Phone Screen
Within 3-5 days of filling out the form, you will receive a call from a Research Assistant to complete a phone screen. This will consist of general health questions to determine if you fit the criteria for one or more of the current research studies. This takes about fifteen minutes.
If you qualify for a study, the Research Assistant will explain its requirements. Then, if you are interested in participating in that study, the research assistant will proceed with more specific questions related to the study.
Make an Appointment
If you meet the research study’s initial qualifications, you will be asked to schedule an appointment for the initial Screening Visit at our research facility. Make an Appointment & Complete Medical History Form.
Attend a Screening Visit
At the Screening Visit, you will be asked to read an Informed Consent Form that outlines the research study’s requirements and possible risks.
Your Screening visit will be conducted by a Research Coordinator who will review the Informed Consent Form with you to ensure you fully understand all aspects of the study. The Research Coordinator, along with the Principal Investigator (Physician), will be able to answer any questions you may have before obtaining your signature on the form.
Once the Informed Consent Form has been signed, the Research Coordinator will continue with the Screening Visit. A Medical History and a Medication review will be completed. If it is determined that you will qualify to participate in the research study, additional procedures may be performed.
Requirements for participation are different for each research study. Only some volunteers will qualify for the study. If you do not qualify for the research study, we will ask your permission to keep your information in our database so we may contact you for future research studies.
Frequently Asked Questions
A clinical trial is a common form of clinical research. It helps investigators understand how best to treat patients or helps them learn more about a particular condition or disease.
Clinical trials may seek to discover new drugs, new ways of giving patients approved drugs or new combinations of approved drugs as well as new devices or biological products. Clinical trials are also conducted to test leading-edge and novel therapies, like studies that involve gene therapy or gene transfer. Clinical trials must be conducted before a new drug, biologic or device may be marketed in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates clinical trials. The FDA gives investigators permission to test a new drug, biologic or device under strict regulatory conditions.
All clinical trials have rules about who can and cannot participate. These rules are called “eligibility criteria” but may also be referred to as inclusion/exclusion criteria. The criteria are based on factors such as age, gender, the type and stage of a disease, previous treatment history, and other medical conditions. The eligibility criteria define the patient population that is being studied and are designed to protect the safety of participants in the trial. Because of the criteria, not everyone will qualify to participate in the trial.
Some studies compensate participants for the time they spend in a trial; generally, this amount is given to cover expenses for parking, transportation, meals and, possibly, for lost time at work. These payments are referred to as “stipends” and are loaded onto a Visa card for safety and convenience. Each study can have a different stipend amount depending on the complexity of the study requirements.
We do not file insurance for any clinical trial activities.
All trials at our sites are approved and monitored by an Institutional Review Board (IRB) to ensure that the risks are reduced and are outweighed by potential benefits. IRBs are committees that are responsible for reviewing research to protect the rights and safety of people who take part in research, both before the research starts and as it proceeds.
Yes, participants can withdraw from the trial at any time for any reason. While we want participants to complete the study if possible so we can utilize the data for research purposes, we do understand that sometimes that is not feasible.
Clinical trials that are well-designed and well-executed are the best approach for eligible participants to:
- Play an active role in their own health care.
- Gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available.
- Obtain expert medical care at leading health care facilities during the trial.
- Help others by contributing to medical research.
"If I had to put myself on a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being Extremely bold and confident since starting the clinical trial) I would def say I'm sitting at a 10. In 37 years I have never been this confident in my self-esteem!”
"There are many trial centers out there but The Indiana Clinical Trials Center offers a courteous, cordial, and friendly atmosphere with complete autonomy."