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CISCRP
has identified the following resources that offer valuable information:
CISCRP’s
Informational Brochure
CISCRP’s educational brochure is now available to provide basic
information about clinical research, key questions, patient protections
and additional resources. For more information about this brochure contact
info@ciscrp.org.
Click
here to view the brochure in English.
Para Español oprima aqui.
Click here to purchase these brochures at the CISCRP Bookstore.
Volunteering
for a Clinical Trial
This pamphlet is a reference for understanding the clinical trial process
and what a patient can expect as a clinical trial volunteer. To obtain
a copy of this brochure, contact the CenterWatch patient publications
bookstore at www.centerwatch.com or call 617-856-5900.
What
Are Clinical Trials About?
This booklet provides general information about clinical trials and provides
answers to frequently asked questions about clinical trials. This booklet
is available, free of charge by the National Cancer Institute’s
Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (422-6237).
¿En
qué consisten los estudios clínicos? (What Are clinical
Trials About?)
This booklet, published in Spanish, provides general information about
clinical trials and provides answers to frequently asked questions about
clinical trials. This booklet is available, free of charge by the National
Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER
(422-6237).
Clinical
Trials: Improving Health Care for African Americans
This resource is intended for minorities in clinical trials, and provides
phone numbers and contacts for information about participation. To obtain
a free copy, write to: ACR Publication Sales, P.O. Box 2348, Merrifield,
VA 22116.
The
Cancer Information Service
This program is provided by the National Cancer Institute, for cancer
patients and their families and friends, the public and health care professionals.
Staff is available to answer questions in English and Spanish and they
provide several free NCI publications. To obtain copies of any of their
free publications, visit https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs/
or call 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).
AIDS
Clinical Trials Information Service
This is a central resource providing current information on clinical trials
for HIV-infected people, and for information regarding drugs being investigated
in HIV trials. For more information, call 301-251-5750, (TTD) 1-800-243-7012,
(toll-free) 1-800-874-2572.
Following
are several additional resources available regarding clinical research
participation, legislature and policy:
The
Belmont Report
Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human
Subjects of Research, developed by the Department of Health, Education,
and Welfare.
http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.htm
Informed
Consent: A Guide to the Risks and Benefits of Volunteering
for Clinical Trials
Author: Kenneth Getz and Deborah Borfitz; Published by Thomson
CenterWatch. For more information, call 617-856-5900.
Cancer
Clinical Trials
Author: Robert Finn; Published by O’ Reilly & Associates, Inc.
For more information, call 800-998-9938.
The
Nuremburg Code
From "Trials of War Criminals Before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals
Under Control Council Law No. 10", Vol. 2, Nuremberg, October 1946
- April 1949. (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1949). pp
181-182.
http://www.nihtraining.com/ohsrsite/guidelines/nuremberg.html
The
Declaration of Helsinki
Seminal document adopted by the World Medical Association concerning Recommendations
Guiding Medical Doctors in Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects.
http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm
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