Enrollment Information

If you are interested in being a participant in one of our clinical trials, please call our research offices at (310)248-8332, option 9.

A clinical trial (also clinical research) is a research study in human volunteers to answer specific health questions. Carefully conducted clinical trials are the fastest and safest way to find treatments that work in people and ways to improve health. Interventional trials determine whether experimental treatments or new ways of using known therapies are safe and effective under controlled environments. Observational trials address health issues in large groups of people or populations in natural settings.

Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others by contributing to medical research.

Choosing to participate in a clinical trial is an important personal decision. It is often helpful to talk to a physician, family members, or friends about deciding to join a trial.

In addition, the National Library of Medicine has developed a website to help educate patients about clinical trials research.

We encourage you to visit their site at http://clinicaltrials.gov.