For Patients

Choosing to participate in research is an important personal decision.  Volunteering for research provides participants with opportunities to contribute to society, to the community, and to others who have health problems.  The following pamphlets, provided by the USF Institutional Review Board, address some of the frequently asked questions about medical and social and behavioral research.   

Volunteering for Medical Research
Volunteering for Social & Behavioral Research

USF Clinical Studies Online Database

USF Health is closely aligned with several research sites and community affiliates to provide cutting-edge medicine in a variety of therapeutic areas.  Driven by expert clinicians and leading technology, these participating sites offer exceptional patient care that provides valuable medical insight for researchers and sponsors. 

If you are interested in participating in a clinical study, you can search the USF Health Clinical Studies Online Database by sites, investigators, medical conditions or study phases.  If you are unable to find an appropriate study and are interested in volunteering for a future clinical study, or if you would like to register as a Healthy Volunteer, please click on the menu item Volunteer Recruitment located on the left side of the home page.  Click here

ClinicalTrials.gov provides patients, family members, and members of the public easy and free access to information on clinical studies for a wide range of diseases and conditions.

HIV Clinical Research Unit

The HIV Clinical Research Unit is operated by the USF Health Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine at Hillsborough County Health Department.  Click here