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What - Inspire is a place where you can connect with people who share your health concerns and find information and advice in groups sponsored by organizations you know and trust.

Why - As a member you can use Inspire to let friends and family know how you're doing, contact others who share your health concerns, receive personalized updates and information about participating in surveys and clinical trials, and more.

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Why choose to participate?

Discuss the benefits and risks of clinical trial participation.

Would like to speak with other healthy volunteers

Hgirl
  • By Hgirl · New reply May 23, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Hi - I'm writing a story for the Boston Herald about clinical studies and participating in them safely. I was wondering if someone who's been involved as a healthy subject in a longer-term study (such ...

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What you need to know before participating

Choosing to participate in a clinical trial is an important personal decision. Informed consent is the process of learning the key facts about a clinical trial before deciding whether or not to participate. Share what you've learned about participating in clinical trials and ask questions here.

Medical Heroes Newsletter

TeamCISCRP
  • By TeamCISCRP · New reply October 22, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • CISCRP is in the process of putting together it's next Medical Heroes Newsletter geared towards participants and anyone interested in clinical trials. To read previous issues of the Medical Heroes Newsletter ...

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How do clinical trials work?

Ask questions and share information about steps involved in participating in a clinical trial.

anyone willing to share his/her experience

nwjourno
  • By nwjourno · New reply October 26, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • I am a journalism student covering health and science for Northwestern university. I am trying to do a story about clinical trials volunteers. If anyone on this forum would like to share his/her experience ...

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Support for clinical research participants and families

When a loved one tells you that he or she is going to participate in a clinical trial, you'll probably have many questions. Share your thoughts and questions with others here.

RCR is in the news for H1n1 research!

AdamRCR
  • By AdamRCR · Posted September 3, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Check out this news report on Rochester Clinical Research's H1n1 studies: http://rochesterhomepage.net/content/vid eo/?cid=115511 ...

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