What to Expect When Participating in a Clinical Trial...
1. PRE-SCREENING Initial conversation by phone or in the clinic with a team member of the study team
to tell you about the study opportunity.
2. INFORMED-CONSENT Form that explains your rights and obligations as a participant in the study.
3. SCREENING Do you meet the basic study requirements? Vitals, labs, medical history, exams or
other procedures may be conducted.
4. ENROLLMENT/ RANDOMIZATION You are assigned to a treatment course, which could be a placebo. You and your doctor
may not know what you receive.
5. STUDY VISITS These may be days, week or months apart. The study protocol outlines what may happen
at each visit, such as labs, physical exam, questionnaires or other tests/ procedures.
6. END OF STUDY TREATMENT At this point you may no longer receive treatment or placebo.
7. FOLLOW-UP PERIOD The study team may call you, or you may have occasional appointments to assess how
you are doing after ending study treatment.
8. COMPLETION
Your participating in the study has ended.
