Is a Research Study for You?
A Guide to Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Participant in a Research Study

After You Volunteer

As a volunteer in a research study, the informed consent process does not end once you have agreed and signed an Informed Consent document. Your signature means that you as a volunteer understand the kind of research that is being done.

When you come in for study visits, the research staff:

• may ask you to explain what you remember about the study
• will ask if you still want to participate in the study
• will keep you up-to-date about new findings (both positive and negative) while you are in the study.

As a volunteer in a research study, you will be given a telephone number to call with questions you have about the study or in case of medical concerns. This telephone number gives you a way to get your questions answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Remember, at any time, it is your right to tell the research team that you have decided to stop participating in the research study.