Volunteers ask me lots of questions as they are deciding if they want to participate in a clinical trial, but here’s one that I’m almost never asked: Do patients who participate in clinical trials have better health outcomes than those who do not? In fact, there is evidence that patients treated in clinical trials […]
Corvallis Clinic Health Information Blog
Stop the School Daze!
Hey moms and dads! It’s that time again, and back to school we go! Hopefully your kids are excited to put their thinking caps back on after a fun summer break and are getting ready for their new venture into a higher grade and reuniting with classmates. But remember, giving your students the best chance […]
Meet Carlene
In my years of conducting clinical trials, many things have changed. For example, back in the day we used a pen to fill out data collection forms, which were then sent to study sponsors by overnight delivery. Today data are entered directly into web-based clinical trial databases. One thing about clinical research that has not […]
Tomatoes: Planning Your Harvest
The peak season for tomatoes is fast approaching! If you are a home gardener like I am, you probably have been enjoying a delightful handful of cherry tomatoes and an occasional – much anticipated – slicing tomato that finally ripened on the vine. But as memory serves, it will soon be a challenge to simply […]
Alzheimer’s Prevention Research
The Clinical Research Center is currently participating in the Expedition 3 Study, a trial for those who have mild Alzheimer’s disease. The investigational drug solanezumab is being evaluated in this worldwide trial to see whether it helps slow the worsening of Alzheimer’s in patients who currently have mild disease. When we announced our research center […]
