Rochester Clinical Research
RCR works towards advancing medicine and changing lives by conducting clinical research studies with the help of volunteers from the community. Come Be Part of the Solution and join a study today!
How is safety and confidentiality of the participant protected?
The ethical and legal codes that govern medical practice also apply to clinical trials. In addition, most clinical research is federally regulated with built in safeguards to protect the participants. The trial follows a carefully controlled protocol, a study plan that details what researchers will do in the study. As a clinical trial progresses, researchers report the results of the trial at scientific meetings, to medical journals and to various government agencies. Individual participants' names remain secret, and are never mentioned in these reports.
