CISCRP - Center for Information & Study on Clinical Research Participation

New Treatments for Breathing Problems- African Americans & Clinical Trials is a nine minute video tailored specifically for the African American community. It addresses African Americans’ questions and concerns about clinical research in a forthright and unbiased manner. The video details the clinical research process, the different phases of research, and the questions to ask before participating in a study...more info / purchase

Nuevo tratamientos para las enfermedades respiratorias is a Spanish-language, eleven minute video tailored specifically for the Hispanic community. It addresses Hispanics’ questions and concerns about clinical research in a forthright and unbiased manner. The video details the clinical research process, the different phases of research, and the questions to ask before participating in a study...more info / purchase]

Participating in a Clinical Trial is an eight minute video that features the stories of two clinical research volunteers. The two women provide a personal perspective into the clinical research process discussing the decision to participate and their experiences as clinical research volunteers. Interviews with family members offer insight into what it's like when a loved one is undergoing experimental treatment. This educational tool can be played in your waiting room, or you can give copies to potential clinical research participants and their families...more info / purchase

African-Americans and Cancer Clinical Trials is a nine minute video featuring the stories of three African-American clinical research volunteers who have cancer. The video details the clinical research process, including the different phases of testing and questions to ask before participating in a study. The video emphasizes the importance of African-American participation in clinical research to advance medical science. This educational tool can be played in your waiting room or you can give copies to potential clinical research participants and their families...more info / purchase

African-Americans and Clinical Trials is a nine minute video that features three African-Americans with Mental Illness or Diabetes who have participated in a clinical trial or have benefited from the help of other clinical research participants. The video details the clinical research process, including the different phases of testing and questions to ask before participating in a study. The video emphasizes the importance of African-American participation in clinical research to advance medical science...more info / purchase

Los Estudios Cl�nicos de Canc�r is a ten minute Spanish-language video featuring Hispanic clinical research volunteers who have cancer. The video details the clinical research process, including the different phases of testing and questions to ask before participating in a study. The video emphasizes the importance of Hispanic participation in clinical research to advance medical science. This educational tool can be played in your waiting room or you can give copies to potential clinical research participants and their families...more info / purchase

Estudios Cl�nicos para las Enfermedades Mentales y la Diabetes is an eleven minute Spanish-language video featuring Hispanic clinical research volunteers with Mental Illness or Diabetes. The video details the clinical research process, including the different phases of testing and questions to ask before participating in a study. The video emphasizes the importance of Hispanic participation in clinical research to advance treatments for Diabetes and Mental Illness...more info / purchase

Los hispanos y las enfermedades del corazón: Información sobre las investigaciones clínicas is an eleven minute Spanish-language video featuring two Hispanic clinical research volunteers who have heart disease. Pepe Rivera, director and host of the radio show Latin Flavor, underwent a procedure after having a heart attack in which a stent was placed in his artery to prevent its collapse. His particular stent is the focus of a clinical trial. Francisca Crespo is also featured in this DVD, and she participated in a research study on Hispanic risk factors for developing heart disease...more info / purchase

This web site is run by CISCRP, a non-profit organization focused on educating and informing the public about clinical research participation. CISCRP is not involved in recruiting patients for clinical trials nor is it involved in conducting clinical trials.