Find a clinical trial at VCU
Virginia Commonwealth University conducts research studies and clinical trials in various divisions throughout VCU and VCU Medical Center including VCU Massey Cancer Center.
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Clinical trials provide study medication at no cost to the participant and often provide compensation for time and travel costs.
February 2, 2011: News Release
VCU Participating in National Research Study Recruitment Registry.
Virginia Commonwealth University is one of 56 institutions participating in the first national, disease-neutral, volunteer recruitment registry. Now, people within the Richmond community who want to participate in research studies can connect online with researchers nationwide by joining ResearchMatch.org.
See the VCU News release.
Learn more about how to participate in ResearchMatch.org at: http://www.cctr.vcu.edu/researchmatch/
Study Highlight: Penicillin Allergies
Working to unlock mysteries about allergies, researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine have received a $7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and will begin enrolling subjects in the clinical trial portion of this research. Learn more about this study at VCU.
Study Highlight: New-onset type 1 Diabetes
In type 1 diabetes, beta cells—the cells in the pancreas that make insulin—are destroyed by the body's immune system. If this destruction could be slowed or stopped, people with type 1 diabetes could continue to make some of their own insulin. This would result in better control of blood sugar levels and there would likely be fewer long-term complications of diabetes, such as eye, kidney, and heart disease.
DEFEND-2 (Durable-response therapy Evaluation For Early or New-onset type 1 Diabetes) is a phase 3 clinical study evaluating an investigational agent. Learn more about this study at VCU.
What is a clinical trial?
What is a clinical trial? Why should I participate? What happens during a clinical trial?
Choosing to participate in a clinical trial is an important personal decision. Frequently asked questions found here provide information about clinical trials.
What do you mean by...
What is an IRB? Off-label use? Learn these and other terms that will help you become familiar with commonly used in clinical trials.
