Thank You for Your Participation!

The General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) is a center for clinical research within the University of Maryland. The National Center for Research Resources, a component of the National Institutes of Health supports GCRC programs located in academic medical centers nationwide. GCRCs are designed to provide researchers with the resources they need to conduct high-quality clinical research in patients and normal subjects.

The General Clinical Research Center is located in the University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 South Greene St., South Hospital Building, on the tenth floor, occupying the D and C Wings. On the day of your visit, please go directly to the General Clinical Research Center to check-in unless otherwise instructed by your research study staff. Click here for more information for your GCRC visit.

Research Subject Advocate (RSA)

The primary role of the GCRC Research Subject Advocate is to ensure all measures are taken to protect the rights and promote the safety of research participants. You are encouraged to contact the RSA with any questions, concerns or problems encountered related to your research participation. Click here to go to the RSA page.

Your Research Rights

• Click here for a list of your Rights as a Research Participant

UMB Human Research Protections Office (HRPO)

The UMB Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) is an organization-wide system that protects the rights and welfare of human research participants who are enrolled in research conducted under the auspices of the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB).

The Human Research Protections Office (HRPO) is the coordinating office for the HRPP and provides support for five Institutional Review Board panels, which conduct ethical and scientific review of all research involving human participants. It also provides oversight for over 1,800 active clinical research protocols.

Other Useful Links for Research Participants

We encourage participants to take an active role in the research process.
Click here for links to websites to learn more about various aspects of clinical research and health care.

Studies Recruiting Research Participants

Many studies recruiting participants have a link to ClinicalTrials.gov that provides study and eligibility information and contact numbers.

• Click here to go to a listing of current GCRC research studies
• Click here to go to a listing of University of Maryland clinical research studies

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