Project I.M.P.A.C.T. is a program of the
National Medical Association to encourage greater participation
of African Americans in all aspects of biomedical research
and clinical trials.
What is a Clinical Trial?
A clinical trial is the scientific term for the step-by-step
process that studies or tests in humans a new procedure,
drug, vaccine, or device. Each trial seeks to answer specific
questions with the goal of finding better ways to prevent,
screen for, make diagnoses, or treat a disease.
Why Clinical Trials?
Many of today's life-saving treatments
are based on yesterday's clinical trials. Advances in hypertension,
diabetes, cancer, and heart failure have been powered by
clinical trials.
Why Minorities and
Clinical Trials?
African Americans are underrepresented
in important medical research to find treatments for the
very diseases that affect them. Such as diabetes, hypertension,
HIV/AIDS, and lung cancer. 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, such as:
- How Clinical Trials Help You
- How Clinical Trials Work
- Your Clinical Trial Rights and How They are Protected
- Questions to Ask and Get Answered About a Clinical Trial
- Consumer Education Materials Available for Downloading
- Clinical Trials Quiz
- Forms for Sharing Your Thoughts
- Sample Questions to Ask Before Participating in a Clinical Trial
Physicians
This Section cites the barriers often mentioned as to why physicians and patients do not participate in clinical trials and why you should care about the lack of minorities involved in the process.
- 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.
- Join our Circle of Experts! We are looking for speakers, mentors, physicians willing to serve on advisory boards and other boards/committees, etc.
- Become a mentor to a novice researcher.
The African American community needs your help!
Sponsors
Are you in the business of conducting
clinical research? 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
these opportunities with our physician.
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