Minorities and Clinical Trials
Project I.M.P.A.C.T. is a program of the National Medical Association to encourage greater participation in clinical trials by African-Americans and other minorities.
Why Clinical Trials?
Many of today's life-saving treatments are based on yesterday's clinical trials. For example, just a few years ago, leukemia killed nearly every child who developed it. Now, thanks to clinical trials most of these children live. Advances in hypertension, diabetes, cancer, heart failure have been powered by clinical trials.
Why Minorities And Clinical Trials?
A clinical trial is a scientific way to test whether a treatment works and what it's side effects are. Your good health depends on knowing whether a treatment affects women or men differently or affects a minority differently.
Patients/Consumers
The Patients/Consumers Section contains information about clinical trials. Learn:
- How Clinical Trials Help You
- How Clinical Trials Work
- How to Find and Choose a Clinical Trial
- Your Clinical Trial Rights and How They Are Protected
- Questions to Ask About a Clinical Trial
Afterwards, take our quiz to test your knowledge about clinical trials or share your thoughts about clinical trials, or download our Consumer Information Material.
Physicians
The African-American Community needs your help! Learn what it takes to become a part of the clinical research process. Join our database of minority physicians interested in conducting clinical research or in being notified of active trials.
Discuss clinical trials with your patients! Serve on an Institutional Review Board! Report Adverse Events! Become a mentor to a novice researcher! Locate training opportunities. Learn the barriers to physician participation in clinical trials? Learn why African Americans patients don't participate.
Sponsors
Are you in the business of conducting clinical trials? Project I.M.P.A.C.T. maintains a database of physicians that are interested in participating in clinical trials. Enter your clinical trial information if you would like us to share your clinical trial opportunities with our investigators.