Procedure to participate in a study:
Phone Screening
IMU staff will provide information about current studies. You will be asked for information on your medical history to match yourself with the study criteria. If you qualify, your screening appointment will be scheduled.
Screening
During this visit, your medical history will be reviewed, and detailed information about the study will be provided. Thereafter, if you are completely willing to join the study, you will be asked to sign the Informed Consent Document. Our trained staff will be available to answer your questions.
Enroll in the Study
If you qualify for the study after your screening visit, you will be enrolled in the research study. IMU staff will call to inform you about the study start date and necessary requirements you need to follow when you are in the study. Following your enrollment you will be participating in the study. This will include taking the study related medication, medical procedures and physical examinations. You will be made aware of future appointments.
Completion of study
Some studies may last only a day while others can last up to several years. You will be made aware of the length and expectations of your particular study when you enroll. Your medical information and analyses will be closely tracked, and information will be provided to the pharmaceutical companies.
Compensation for Time and Travel
For most research studies, volunteers are compensated for the time and travel that is involved in study participation. Each study compensates study volunteers differently, and amounts will vary.
To be a volunteer for a study, you have to be at least 21 years old. If you are interested in being a volunteer in a clinical trial, do submit to us your particulars or contact us.