Join a Study
Why Participate?
The health of millions has been improved because of the thousands of individuals who participate in clinical research. While advancements in research and science have also contributed, without research participants those advancements could not have been achieved.
To continue these advancements, we need research participants to donate their time, and their blood, which will help researchers test treatments and discover root causes of cognitive impairment in the brain.
How to Participate?
We sincerely appreciate your desire to become a research participant with the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Your commitment not only means helping your loved ones; it means helping others across the world by joining efforts right here in Georgia.
Fill out research interest form
What to Expect?
Clinical trials at Emory must follow strict rules that are set by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). This group of people review research to make sure it will be done safely and that the benefits of the research outweigh the risks to the participants. This is done to protect the study participants welfare, health, safety and privacy while they are involved in a clinical trial. Some clinical trials may be conducted to examine alternative indications for existing medications or treatments.
These trials can take place in hospitals, doctor’s offices, universities or private research clinics. Whatever your area of research interest may be, we all have the same goal: to end Alzheimer’s.
Learn about research trials and clinical studies at Emory
FAQs
Your participation in research studies will usually not cost anything. Most research is funded by the government (NIH is the largest contributor), pharmaceutical or device companies, or philanthropists. Talk to your research team to find out whether they will reimburse you for travel expenses, what will be billed to your insurance company (e.g. a standard test you will receive anyway), who will pay for injury that may arise as a result of the study, and what will happen to your care at the end of the study.
All studies are different. Some studies pay participants and others do not. You will be told whether or not you will be paid, how you will be paid, and how much you will be paid before you are asked to decide if you want to participate. The reason some studies pay you is not to persuade you, but instead is to reimburse you for the time spent to participate and the out of pocket costs you may incur (e.g. travel expenses or missed work).
If you agree to participate in a study, you have the right to withdraw from the study at any time without penalty. You also have the right to ask that your study data or biological specimens not be used in the analysis of the study.
You can contact the IRB anonymously at 404-712-0720 or 1-877-503-9797 to report complaints or research misconduct. You can also contact the study doctor or coordinator.
In case of an emergency, call 911 immediately. If it is not an emergency, please contact the study doctor as soon as possible. If you visit another healthcare provider, or in urgent medical circumstances, please tell your provider that you are participating in a research study. Your study doctor has the right to stop your participation at any time if he/she believes it is in your best interest not to continue.
The Informed Consent Document should tell you if you will be informed of the study results at completion of the study. Some studies will notify you of results at the end of the entire study, which may be a long time depending on the study and data analysis.
Still have questions? View the International Review Board's Participant FAQs
Help advance Alzheimer's research by joining a study at the Goizueta ADRC. Fill out a brief interest form and our team will follow up with you.