Clinical Research

Many advantages

Individualized Assessments
We personalize your options and discuss key information you need to make the best choices.
No charge for medical care in clinical trials
Typically the expert medical evaluation includes a physical exam, neurological exam, laboratory studies and any study tests at no cost to you.
Medical Expertise
Patients and families benefit from state of the art medical care in our clinical trials.
Highly qualified staff
With over a half century of combined clinical experience, we have expertise in patient care to help you deal with the both physical and emotional issues.
Extensive Experience
We strive to provide a rewarding and educational experience to support our patients and families.

Clinical trials are a vital part of finding new treatments and cures for diseases. They are the fastest way to find safe drugs that work.
Participants not only help to find a new treatment for a disease but also benefit themselves. Clinical trial participants may be the first to benefit from newer medications that are more effective than standard drugs. They have access to promising new treatment approaches often unavailable outside the clinical trial setting.
All participants receive careful and regularly scheduled medical attention.

From the beginning, you will talk with Dr. Rappaport or a nursing staff member to receive complete information about the study. You will also receive a detailed written form called the informed consent that describes the purpose of the study, possible benefits and risks, and details about the tests and procedures.
The informed consent process continues throughout the study. The medical team will tell you if there are new benefits, risks, or side effects.
And even after signing up to participate, you are still free to leave anytime — before the start, in the middle, or during the follow-up period.

The medical research team monitors patient safety throughout the study.
In addition, all clinical trials must be reviewed and approved in advance by an independent Ethical Review Board (ERB) consisting of doctors and researchers as well as community members. The ERB continues to oversee the clinical trial until the end to make sure it is conducted properly. The ERB can stop a clinical trial if the protocol is not followed or if participants have unexpected problems.
Often there is another independent group known as the Data Monitoring Committee that scrutinizes results to insure maximum safety for participants by recommending changes in the study design.

There is no charge for medical care received in a clinical trial. Participants usually receive a stipend for travel costs.