Fact Sheet Number 361
MEXICO
- WHAT IS PARTNERS IN RESEARCH?
- WHAT IS CLINICAL RESEARCH?
- SHOULD I PARTICIPATE IN A CLINICAL
TRIAL?
- WHERE ARE THE TRIALS CARRIED OUT?
- PARTNERS IN RESEARCH STAFF
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915 Camino de Salud NE
Albuquerque, NM 87131-5271
1-800-320-2437 (In New Mexico)
505-272-9390 (In Albuquerque)
IN RESEARCH?
Partners In Research is a program of research on therapies for
people with HIV/AIDS. Through Partners in Research, many New Mexicans
can participate in this research.
Funded since 1994, Partners in Research is a unit of the Community
Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA). The CPCRA is a
federal program with 15 units nationwide.
Partners in Research is designed to include groups that have
not usually been part of research trials. This includes women,
people of color, injection drug users, and those living in rural
areas.
RESEARCH?
Clinical research means testing a treatment in humans. This research
plays a major role in discovering new and better therapies for
the treatment of HIV disease.
Medications are carefully tested in the laboratory before they
are used in clinical trials. Research participants are carefully
monitored during and after the study to ensure their safety. Participants
can leave a study at any time, for any reason.
IN A CLINICAL TRIAL?
There are several reasons why people with HIV participate in clinical
trials. Some of those are:
- People in a study participants may be some of the first to
be helped by a new medication
- It offers the chance to help others
- Most study costs are paid
- Participants’ health is closely monitored by the research
team
- Transportation and childcare can be arranged for participants
as needed
There are also important reasons why some people choose not
to join a trial:
- The treatment may not have benefits
- The treatment may be harmful or the drug may have side effects
- A participant may be assigned to a study group that does
not receive a treatment
For more information about participating in a clinical trial,
see Fact Sheet 204.
TRIALS CARRIED OUT?
You can participate in Partners in Research clinical trials at
the following locations:
Albuquerque:
- University Hospital Infectious Disease (ID) Clinic
- Lovelace ID Clinic
- VA Hospital ID Clinic
- Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine Clinic
Northern New Mexico:
- Southwest C.A.R.E. Center (Santa Fe)
- Family Practice Associates of Taos (Lawrence Schreiber, MD)
El Paso, Texas:
- Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Infectious Disease Clinic
STAFF:
- BRUCE WILLIAMS, MD
Principal Investigator
- CYNTHIA S. WILLIAMS, MS
Project Coordinator
- MANDY FERGUSON, BS
Research Coordinator
- MARLIES ALBIETZ
Administrative Assistant
- KATE HAMMER, RN
Research Nurse, Albuquerque
- JEANNE MAGILL, RN
Research Nurse, Albuquerque
- CARMEN ANGEL, RN
Research Nurse, Santa Fe
- ARTURO NORTE
Research Coordinator, El Paso, TX
A Community Advisory Board works with Partners in Research.
This board reviews studies from the health care and community
perspective and ensures scientifically sound research.
If you would like more information, please call (505) 272-9390
or 1-800-320-2437 or e-mail [email protected]
For more information on Partners in Research, please visit
their web site at http://www.unm.edu/~pirnm/
Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA), and
is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Revised March 1, 1999
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