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At Optimal Clinical Research, we pride ourselves on putting our participants first. Informed consent is our priority. Before you enter into a clinical trail here at Optimal Clinical Research, you will be educated at length on the key facts concerning your specific type of research. This education gives you the power to decide whether or not the trail is going to be right for you.

Informed consent

Our informed consent process is continual; throughout the whole process we provide valuable information to our participants enabling them to have a greater understanding of a disease. We want you to play an active role in your own health care and by spending time with our expert team, you will gain a greater understanding on how you can do this.

Our team

Our Medical Director and Principle Investigator is Jackson M. Rhudy, MD. Dr. Rhudy has over twenty years experience in the field of clinical research and has overseen research concerning Endocrinology, Neurology, Urology and Immunology to name but a few. Working alongside Dr. Rhudy is an expert staff of investigators and full-time coordinators.

Both Dr. Rhudy and the research coordinator will be present during a clinical trial. It is the role of Dr. Rhudy to oversee the organization, development and conduct of the trial. The research coordinator will be the person you will discuss any questions or concerns you may have about the trail with. It is their job to inform you of all the benefits and potential side effects of the process.

You should be aware that you are free to leave a clinical trial at any time. You are under no legal obligation to stay for the entire duration. But you should always try to inform the research coordinator that you are leaving and your reasons for doing so. This too can provide valuable data.

The benefits of participating in a clinical trial

Clinical trials have provided invaluable research in the development of new medications, medications that have saved countless lives. When you take part in a clinical trial you are helping the many thousands of people who suffer from a disease and are looking for a cure. If you yourself are suffering from an illness, the clinical trial can give you access to new treatments long before they will be available to the market. As we stated earlier, the in depth information you will receive about your illness is vital to increasing your understanding.

What type of clinical trial is right for me?

The type of clinical trial that is right for you will largely be defined by your health, age and the progression of a disease. There are primarily four methods of clinical study. The first is the treatment trial and this will test the effectiveness of new treatments in the experimental stage and can even involve new surgical procedures.

Prevention trials are used to find ways to prevent a disease from returning to a cured patient or to stop a disease from manifesting in a healthy patient. Diagnostic trails are performed to improve the tests and procedures used to diagnose a disease and the screening trials are very similar to the diagnostic, as they too experiment with more efficient methods of disease detection.

Be aware that not everybody can participate in a clinical trial. Each study will have strict guidelines that will dictate who can and cannot participate. These guidelines need to be followed to ensure the collected data is as reliable as possible. Certain studies will require a participant that has a disease in a specific stage of development; where as other studies will require healthy patients.

To find out more on our clinical trial process and our available studies, please fill out the form on the contact us page.