Participants' health, rights and privacy are protected from study recruitment to result reporting. Health: SCIORG has dedicated Research Coordinators who provides study management services for each phase in a protocol. They are also available to answer your questions throughout your involvement in the study. Rights: All human subjects research carried out at The Medical University of South Carolina or under its auspices must be reviewed by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Projects that have industry- sponsored external support must also be reviewed and approved by the Clinical Trials Office and the Human Subjects Office. Privacy: A participant's privacy is honored throughout the entire study and beyond. All participants are assigned an unidentifiable alias number for labeling research data. All staff is trained to uphold confidentiality when performing research studies. Research presentations and publications are done without participant names or initials. If photographs are used, it is only with the permission of the participant. A Notice to Research Participants
Before becoming involved in a research project make sure to read the Informed Consent which describes the nature of the project, risks and benefits to you. ASK QUESTIONS if you do not understand. For more information on becoming a research participant, please: email Richard Aust aust@musc.edu or call us toll free: 1-866-313-9963 | 
