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Information for Research Participants

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Research Participants: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is committed to conducting research in a way that protects your safety and promotes your rights and welfare. The Health Science Center has established a committee to review research involving human subjects. This committee is called the Institutional Review Board (or IRB). If you have any questions, concerns or complaints you can contact the Director of the IRB by calling 210-567-2351,or by mail:


      Director, IRB
      The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
      Mail Code 7830,
      7703 Floyd Curl Drive,
      San Antonio, TX 78229-3900.

 



If you are interested in general information about being a participant in a drug study or a clinical trial, we suggest you review the educational materials provided by:

The US National Institutes of Health at: 


Or
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at:  Clinical Trials and Drug Development-Participating in Clinical Trials
Or
The Department of Veterans Affairs Research and Development:  VETERANS-Volunteering in Research

If you are interested in general information about being a participant in cancer research, we suggest you review the educational materials provided by: The National Cancer Institute at:  Educational Materials About Clinical Trials