Guidelines
All Clinical Trial Ambassadors named on this website agree to and act according the following guidelines.
- Explain the role of CT-Ambassador and the Dos & DONTs.
- Build awareness for clinical research.
- Offer support to patients by explaining clinical research (facts, rights, explanation of terms, Clinical Research Versus Medical Treatment, Informed Consent for Clinical Trials).
- Explain clinical trials (goal, design, endpoints etc.) in an understandable way.
- Explain technical terms used in clinical trials in an understandable way.
- If a patient is interested to participate in clinical trials, provide specific information and help to find fact based evaluated information. (www.clinicaltrials.gov)
- Help the patient to filter out the possible clinical trials (per disease, geography, age etc.) upon request.
- Help the patient to find the contact person/investigator at the research center upon request.
- All documentation concerning conversation with patients about clinical trials has to be stored safely.
- They do not try to persuade a patient to participate in a clinical trial.
- They do not recommend or endorse any specific clinical trial.
- They do not use trade names of pharmaceuticals. Only use substance names. Do not favor any substance.