Mission

The mission of the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP), a first-of-its-kind non-profit organization founded in 2003, is to:

• Educate, inform and empower patients, the public, medical and research professionals, the media and policymakers about clinical research participation and what it means to be an active participant in the process
• Promote greater awareness and understanding of clinical research participation and the role that it plays in public health
• Facilitate more effective collaboration among all members of the clinical research enterprise
• Provide resources for the research community to better understand the study volunteer

Vision

CISCRP will be the public's primary and most trusted source for education about clinical research participation.