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We Communicate with your Primary Physician

Partnering with you as a patient volunteer and your physician in regard to your healthcare needs, we believe communication and education are key factors for helping you better understand your medical condition.

At Southeast Regional Research Group, we take care to inform patient volunteers of their role in medical research. Once a patient has been referred to us, he or she is given a tour of our facility and meets our coordinators.

Before you sign up to volunteer for a research study, a coordinator will talk to you about the study and your role in the study. This is called the Informed Consent Process.

During this time, you and family members or friends who may be accompanying you are encouraged to ask any questions you have about participating in a research study. Some frequently asked questions during the Informed Consent Process include:

• What is the purpose of clinical research?
• What is the purpose of this study?
• How many times a day or a week will I visit Southeast Regional Research Group during the study?
• What treatments will I receive?
• What are the possible risks, if any, involved in participating?
• What are the possible benefits of participating?
• What are my rights as a volunteer patient?
• Do I have to continue participating in the study if I don’t want to?
• What happens after the study is finished?

Should you choose to volunteer in a clinical research study, you will be thoroughly monitored and frequently seen by our physicians and physician assistants.

As a patient volunteer, you will often learn even more about your medical condition and become more aware of your condition’s symptoms as well as treatments for your condition. During the research process we are steadfast in our commitment to communicate the status of your condition with you and your primary physician.

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