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Clinical research involves the use of human volunteers to assess and evaluate an intervention. Often people attribute clinical research to clinical drug trials where individuals are given a study drug and are placed in a treatment group to assess the safety and effectiveness of the drug. However, not all clinical research involves the study of a drug or device in humans. Many of our clinical studies ask that our volunteers donate time for diagnostic procedures, questionnaires, and specimen collection with out having to participate in experimental treatments or interventions. Always read your informed consent to get more information about what kind of study you are interested in pursuing. We are more than happy to answer any questions that you may have and remember there is no harm in learning more about a study. You will never be pressured to participate in a study. ...return to top
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You may contact the clinical research staff to make an appointment. If you have specific questions about any of the studies you may request to talk with the clinical research coordinator or study doctor. Please call us at our recruitment number: 312-695-6518 or email us at asthma@northwestern.edu Our office hours are Monday-Friday from 9:00AM-5:00PM. We generally see research participants Monday-Thursday from 9AM-4PM. Other schedules may be arranged if necessary. Most study visits take about 3 hours to complete. ...return to top
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Many of our studies have monetary compensation for those who qualify. For more information about reimbursement, please go to your informed consent. Informed consents can be found under the current studies tab on the home page of this website. Please go to current studies for more information. ...return to top |
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... Time commitment often depends on the type of study. Most of our basic clinical research studies involve a one time study visit lasting about 3.5hrs. Drug trials may require a commitment anywhere from 3 months to 1 year and may involve 1-2 visits to the clinic a month. Again, your informed consent will provide information about time commitment and length of visit. return to top |
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We are located on the Northwestern University Chicago Campus in Streeterville. The Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Clinical Research Unit can be found in Galter Pavilion on the 18th floor in the Allergy Clinic next to the General Medicine Clinic at 675 North Saint Clair Street. Our Clinical Research Unit is located in the Allergy Clinic room 18-289 directly to the right of the Reference Desk. Please take the elevators that go to floors 13-21 to get to the 18th floor. For more information about our location and to how find us please go to the contact us page. ...return to top |
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If you choose to drive, you will be given a parking validation ticket when you arrive at the AAICRU, usually good for 6 hours. When you enter either Lot C or Lot D, please take a ticket to enter the garage. When you leave, you will need both your garage ticket and your green NU parking validation ticket. You will need to validate your ticket by utilizing the new automated parking validation system located at ground level of each garage entrance. For a map of the garages please click here.
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Most of our studies involve the following procedures: - Questionnaire
- History and physical
- Allergy skin testing
- Spirometry
- Methacholine challenge
- Bronchodilator Response
- Blood draw
- Nasal Lavage
- Nasal cell sampling
- Sputum induction
Further information regarding these procedures and others can be found in the informed consent. Informed consents can be found under the current studies page.
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You will receive test results from immediate information gathered from tests like spirometry, methacholine challenge, and allergy skin tests. Often you will not be given information about blood tests. When available, test results will be provided to you.
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Phone: 312-695-6518 Email: asthma@northwestern.edu
675 N. St. Clair Ste. Galter Pavilion, Rm 18-289, Chicago, IL 60611 |
