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Patient Rights

Click on a link below to read what the government and researchers do to protect participants:

• Belmont Report on Research Ethics
• Northwestern University Research Ethics
• Office for Human Research Protections

Realities of Participating in a Clinical Trial

Click on a link below to learn more about how you may benefit as a healthy participant:

• Compensation – financial, health, knowledge
• Personal stories:
  • As a Healthy Volunteer
  • As a Patient

 At Chicago Public Library

Click on a link below to see resources at Chicago Public Library:

• Book: Clinical Trials—What Patients and Volunteers Need to Know
• Book: Cancer Clinical Trials—A Commonsense Guide to Experimental Cancer Therapies and Clinical Trials
• Book: Informed Consent—A Guide to the Risks and Benefits of Volunteering for Clinical Trials
• Resource List: Health & Medicine Online Resources

Find a clinical trial

Find a clinical trial at Northwestern University here

Call a clinical trials recruitment nurse at Northwestern: (312)-695-1102

Find clinical trials throughout Chicago and the US here

From the Chicago Department of Public Health

Connect to services and programs around Chicago

Chicago Health Atlas – for data to better understand health in Chicago and identify opportunities to improve health and well-being

CDPH’s Healthy Chicago 2.0 initiative

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