Clinical trials are research studies involving humans, some who are well and others diagnosed with an illness. Through clinical studies, doctors and researchers learn more about endocrinological, metabolic, and diabetic illnesses and their complications, while investigating new treatments. Diabetes Associates medical group conducts clinical research at a separate but adjourning research site. The design of each trial is reviewed and its process is monitored to ensure that the risks are small and are worth the potential benefits.
We are seeking participants for clinical trials in obesity, type 1 diabetes, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, thyroid disorders, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hypertension, coronary artery disease, high cholesterol, peripheral artery disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, chronic kidney disease, and osteoporosis among others. Please call to register your name if you are interested in clinical research.
Please call our research office at (714) 202-8894 or fax to (714) 639-3904 if you wish to participate in an appropriate clinical research trial that opens up for patient enrollment.
Understanding Clinical Trials
For more information, the following is a series of frequently asked questions regarding the process of a clinical trial, related terminology, and the role of the participant.
Introduction
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/learn-about-studies#q0
What is clinical research and why is it done?
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/learn-about-studies#q1
What are the types of clinical research?
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/learn-about-studies#q2
Who can join clinical research?
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/learn-about-studies#q3
Why do people join clinical research?
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/learn-about-studies#q4
What about safety and chance of harm (risk) during clinical research?
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/learn-about-studies#q5
What happens during clinical research?
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/learn-about-studies#q6
After clinical research, how do researchers share what they learned?
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/learn-about-studies#q7
Who carries out clinical research?
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/learn-about-studies#q8
Who pays for clinical research?
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/learn-about-studies#q9
Do participants have to pay any costs or do they get paid for taking part in clinical research?
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/learn-about-studies#q10
What is expanded access?
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study-basics/learn-about-studies#q11
The following information is from www.clinicaltrials.gov, a website of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.