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GCRC at University of Washington Medical Center
SS700 (7th floor South Tower)
UW Medical Center
Box 356178
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 598-4700
gcrc@u.washington.edu

Pediatric CRC at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
W-6607 (6th floor-Whale Entrance)
Mailstop W-6607
(206) 987-3897
PediatricCRC@seattlechildrens.org

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Participate in Clinical Studies

What is Clinical Research? Clinical trials are studies to find out if promising new treatments, or new ways of using existing therapies, are safe and effective for people. Before a new treatment is tested in volunteers, the potential efficacy and the safety are carefully studied in the laboratory. While the early laboratory research highlights new methods or treatments that are most likely to succeed, it cannot predict exactly how a new treatment will work in people. Clinical trials provide important information about the benefits and risks of new treatments, and are critical to advances in health care.

Some clinical research doesn't involve the use of potentially new treatments, but rather seeks to understand the causes and consequences of diseases.

Who participates? Participation in any clinical trial is voluntary. Volunteers include adults and children with specific conditions or diseases, as well as healthy people who wish to advance knowledge about the causes, progress, prevention and treatment of diseases. You may be interested in or asked to enter a study. Before you make up your mind, learn as much as you can about the trial.

More information

• Phases of a Clinical Trial
• What to Expect
• Clinical Trial FAQs, Studies seeking volunteers and other links of interest

Questions? We welcome your questions about participating in clinical research.
Please contact our Research Subject Advocate.