A field guide to hope · Clinical trials, explained in plain language
The medicine of the next decade is being studied here, in daylight.
Every approved treatment you have ever taken was once a clinical trial — carried forward by volunteers, one visit at a time. At Aurora Clinical Research we run those studies the way they should be run: unhurried, transparent, and on a first-name basis.
no cost to participate — ever
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Section 01 · Current research
Updated weekly
Find a study that fits your life.
Tap what applies to you. We will show you what is enrolling right now — and be honest when nothing is.
The ten-second matcher
no forms, no login — just tapCondition
Your age
The volunteer registry: hear about studies first.
New studies open here all the time. Join the registry and when something matches your condition and age, we call you before we advertise anywhere. No obligation, leave any time.
Section 02 · The path
Five unhurried steps
What joining a study actually looks like.
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A friendly call
You reach out — or we call you from the registry. A coordinator asks a few questions. Ten minutes, no commitment, no health details typed into a form.
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A visit to the clinic
Meet the team, see the space, ask anything. You will know within the hour whether this feels right — and it is fine if it does not.
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Screening & enrollment
Labs, vitals, and study-specific checks confirm the study is a safe fit for you — physician-reviewed, every time.
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Your visits, on your schedule
Regular visits with the same small team. Compensation for your time. And you can step away at any point, for any reason.
Section 03 · Sidebar
Your rights, plainly.
Research volunteers are protected by federal regulation and independent ethics boards. Here is what that means in ordinary words — no fine print required.
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You can say no.
Participation is always voluntary. Declining never affects your regular medical care.
You can leave at any time.
Any point, any reason, no explanation owed, no penalty. Your care continues.
You get the whole picture first.
Purpose, procedures, risks, and alternatives — in writing, in plain language, before anything begins.
Your questions get real answers.
Before, during, and after the study. If we don't know, we say so and find out.
Your information stays protected.
Study data is coded, access is limited, and your identity is guarded by law and by the protocol.
An independent board watches over you.
Every study here is reviewed and monitored by an institutional review board whose only job is your safety and rights.
Section 04 · Field notes
Why people join
Three honest reasons people volunteer.
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Access, earlier
Study visits mean regular time with a physician and research team focused on your condition — plus a look at options that are years from the pharmacy shelf.
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Something bigger than yourself
Every dataset behind every approved medicine is really a list of people. Volunteers move medicine forward for their kids, their neighbors, and strangers they will never meet.
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Time and travel, respected
Studies compensate for completed visits. It will not make you rich — but your afternoon is worth something, and we act like it.
"I expected a lab. I got a team who knew my name by the second visit." Composite volunteer note
Section 05 · For sponsors & CROs
The site, on paper
A site that enrolls, retains, and answers its phone.
Independent, physician-led, coordinator-heavy. One protocol at a time gets our full attention — and your monitors get same-week visit slots.
- 98%Median enrollment vs. goal
- 94%Visit retention
- <48hQuery resolution
People
- Board-certified principal investigator on site; sub-I coverage for every protocol
- Two CCRC-certified coordinators; 1:2 coordinator-to-active-protocol ratio
- Dedicated recruiter working a consented, recallable volunteer database of 4,000+
Therapeutic experience
EDC & systems
Facility & equipment
- −80° freezer with continuous temperature monitoring and backup power
- Ambient and refrigerated centrifuges, 12-lead ECG, spirometry, infusion chairs
- Secure drug storage; monitor workroom with dedicated line and printer
Send the feasibility. We answer in 48 hours.
Protocol synopsis, draft budget, or just a therapeutic-area question — it lands with the PI and the lead coordinator, not an inbox queue.
Request feasibility →Or call (602) 555-0000 and ask for the site director.
Section 06 · Contributors
The people you'll actually see
Small team. Same faces, every visit.
Dr. Elena Vasquez, MD
Principal Investigator
Internal medicine physician and PI on 60+ trials. Reads every consent form aloud with you, because that is how her mother would want it done.
Maya Okafor, CCRC
Lead Study Coordinator
Eight years coordinating trials. Keeps the visit calendar honest and the coffee warm; answers her extension on the second ring.
Daniel Reyes, CCRC
Study Coordinator · Bilingual (EN/ES)
Runs screening and lab days, and makes sure every question gets answered in the language you think in.
Section 07 · Correspondence
Asked, answered
The six questions everyone asks.
Is it safe?
Every study here is reviewed by an independent ethics board before it starts and monitored while it runs. You get the known risks in writing before you decide, a physician oversees your visits, and safety checks are built into the schedule. No study is risk-free — which is exactly why we put the risks in front of you first.
Will I get a placebo?
Some studies compare a new treatment to a placebo; many compare it to the current standard of care instead. If a study uses a placebo, the consent form says so plainly, along with your odds of receiving it — before you agree to anything.
Do I need insurance?
No. Study-related visits, procedures, and the study medicine are provided at no cost to you, and we never bill your insurance for them. Participation does not affect your coverage.
Am I paid for my time?
Most studies compensate you for time and travel at each completed visit. The exact amount is study-specific, spelled out in the consent form, and never contingent on results — you are paid for showing up, not for outcomes.
Can I quit partway through?
Yes — at any time, for any reason, without penalty and without explanation. We may ask for a final safety visit so you leave with a clean handoff, but the decision is entirely yours.
What about my regular doctor?
You keep your doctor — a study never replaces your regular care. With your permission we keep your physician informed, and we actively encourage you to talk with them before joining anything.
Section 08 · Reply card
The old-fashioned way: we call you
Request a call. That's all this is.
a real person, usually within one business day —Consider it noted.
A coordinator — a person, with a name — will call you at the time you picked, usually within one business day. Nothing else happens until then.