The first step in our clinical research trials is knowing if you qualify. Anyone interested, who fits within the age range of the trials currently enrolling, will have to schedule a research prescreening appointment using this link. Alternatively, you may discuss research when you walk in for an annual Memory Number screening.

Alternatively, you may walk into our office for an annual Memory Number screening to see if your score makes you a candidate for research.

• Study Medication

Clinical research studies are designed to answer specific questions about the safety or effectiveness of drugs, vaccines, other therapies, or new ways of using existing medications. Studies are important to for medical research advancements. Current treatments for diseases and conditions are only available because of study volunteers.

An investigational medication is a substance that is being tested in clinical research studies that is not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of this condition.

A placebo looks like the investigational medication but has no active medication in it. Researchers compare the results of the investigational medication to those of the placebo.

Research studies are typically conducted by a trained medical professional. An Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews all research studies. This is a committee made up of doctors, ethicists, and members of the general public and administrators. This group helps to ensure that the rights of research participants are protected. A participant’s regular doctor is responsible for their well-being, and they may want to speak with their doctor before agreeing to participate in a study as there are possible risks associated with participation. Whenever someone agrees to enter a study, they are given the name and telephone number of a contact in their study physician’s office who will answer their questions as well as a contact for the institutional review board overseeing the study, whom they can contact if they have questions or concerns.