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How to Refer Your Patient
Contact the trial team directly. The clinical trial summary should include the phone number of a person or an office that you can contact for more information.
You do not need to talk to the lead researcher (called the 鈥減rotocol chair鈥 or 鈥減rincipal investigator鈥) at this time, even if his or her name is given along with the telephone number. Instead, call the number and ask to speak with the 鈥渢rial coordinator,鈥 the 鈥渞eferral coordinator,鈥 or the 鈥減rotocol assistant.鈥
This person can answer your initial questions about the study and how to refer. It is this person鈥檚 job to decide whether your patient is likely to be eligible to join the trial.
The final decision will probably not be made until your patient has a visit with a doctor who is taking part in the trial.
This page last reviewed on September 17, 2015