How It Works
Take part in a study near you.
If a study is a fit, taking part is simpler than most people expect. You ask, we explain what is open, and you decide. You stay in control the whole way.
Step by step
How taking part works.
A short, clear path from your first question to your last visit. Nothing is decided until you decide it.
- 01
Reach out
Tell us a little about yourself. We explain what is open at our Mesa site and whether a study may fit. This first step is just information.
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Talk with a coordinator
A research coordinator answers your questions and walks through what a study would involve, with no pressure to join.
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Screening visit
If a study looks like a fit, you come in for a screening visit. The physician checks the study's eligibility criteria, and the study-related exam and lab work are done at no cost to you.
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Study visits
If you qualify and choose to join, you attend scheduled visits with the team, who look after you throughout. You can ask anything, and stop at any time.
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Wrap up
At the end, the team explains what happens next and how to stay in touch about future studies, if you want to.
Why take part
What taking part can offer.
Close medical attention
A physician and research team follow you closely through the study, with regular check-ins built into every visit.
A study-related check at no cost
Screening includes a study-related exam and lab work at no cost to you, whether or not you go on to join.
Reimbursement where offered
Some studies reimburse time and travel. The team explains exactly what a study covers before you decide.
Your own care continues
A study runs alongside your regular care, not in place of it. With your permission, the team keeps your own doctor informed.
A chance to help
Taking part can contribute to research that may help others with the same condition, including your own family.
A familiar, local clinic
Visits happen at a clinic in Mesa, close to home, with a team you can get to know.
Why it matters
Be part of how medicine moves forward.
The treatments your doctor relies on today exist because people before you took part in research. Taking part in a study is a way to help the next person facing the same condition, including someone in your own family.
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You stay in control.
Taking part is voluntary from the first question to the last visit. These are not favors. They are how every study here runs.
It is your choice
Asking about a study commits you to nothing. You decide whether to join, and only after the study is explained in full.
Withdraw at any time
You can leave a study at any point, for any reason, and the team explains what that means for your care.
Clear, honest consent
Before anything begins, consent explains the study in plain language, what to expect at each visit, and any possible side effects. You can take it home first.
No referral or insurance needed
You do not need a referral or insurance to ask or to take part. Eligibility is based on each study's own criteria.
Your privacy is protected
Information collected during a study is handled under strict rules, and you are told how it is used before you agree to anything.
See if a study is a fit for you.
Tell us a little about yourself and we will explain what is open and what taking part would involve. No referral needed, and asking never commits you to anything.
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