Understanding Research
Understanding Research I: Finding the Information You NeedThis is one of the Educational Brochures from the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Cord Injury System. This document is to help people with maintaining health and living long-term with a spinal cord injury. Spanish
Understanding Research II: Medical & Research Articles
This is one of the Educational Brochures from the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Cord Injury System. This document is to help people with maintaining health and living long-term with a spinal cord injury. Spanish
Understanding Research III: Those Scary Statistics
This is one of the Educational Brochures from the Rocky Mountain Regional Spinal Cord Injury System. This document is to help people with maintaining health and living long-term with a spinal cord injury. Spanish
A research project (aka research study or clinical trials) is a process researchers (aka investigators) follow to find answers to specific health questions. ClinicalTrials.gov provides answers to frequently asked questions about clinical trials.
- What is a clinical trial?
- Why participate in a clinical trial?
- Who can participate in a clinical trial?
- What happens during a clinical trial?
- What is informed consent?
- What are the benefits and risks of participating in a clinical trial?
- What are side effects and adverse reactions?
- How is the safety of the participant protected?
- What should people consider before participating in a trial?
- What kind of preparation should a potential participant make for the meeting with the research coordinator or doctor?
- Does a participant continue to work with a primary health care provider while in a trial?
- Can a participant leave a clinical trial after it has begun?
- Where do the ideas for trials come from?
- Who sponsors clinical trials?
- What is a protocol?
- What is a placebo?
- What is a control or control group?
- What are the different types of clinical trials?
- What are the phases of clinical trials?
- What is "expanded access"?
