Research Participant Bill of Rights

As a research participant, you have the following rights:

To be told the purpose of the clinical trial.
To be told all the risks, side effects or discomforts that might be

reasonably expected.
To be told of any benefits that can be reasonably expected.
To be told what will happen in the study and whether any

procedures, drugs or devices are different than those that are

used as standard medical treatment.
To be told about options available and how they may be better or

worse than being in a clinical trial.
To be allowed to ask any questions about the trial before giving

consent and at any time during the course of the study.
To be allowed ample time, without pressure, to decide whether to

consent or not to consent to participate.
To be told of any medical treatments available if complications

occur during the trial.
To receive a signed and dated copy of the informed consent form.
To refuse to participate, for any reason, before and after the trials

started.