Current Clinical Trials

What are clinical trials?

Clinical trials are research studies designed to test the safety and/or effectiveness of new medications, devices or treatments as compared to standard treatments or to no treatment. Clinical trials are required before the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can approve a new medication for physicians to prescribe to patients.

Can I participate in a research study?

Research studies are open to patients of DuPage Medical Group, the public and employees of DuPage Medical Group. Anyone who qualifies for a research study can participate. Not all patients diagnosed with a particular condition will qualify. A member of the research team may ask you questions to determine if you may be eligible to participate. You may be asked to come into the office for a visit to further determine if you qualify to participate.

What Do You Need to Know About Participating in a Clinical Trial?

Current Studies

DuPage Medical Group is currently conducting clinical trials in the following areas:

• Do You Have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, also called COPD?
• Have You Been Diagnosed With Psoriasis?
• Does someone in your family have Type 1 Diabetes?
• Have You Had a Heart Attack?
  

For More Information Contact the Clinical Research Hotline at 630-348-3060

Do You Have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, also called COPD? If so, you may qualify to participate in a clinical research study of an FDA approved drug to treat COPD. To Be Eligible You Must: Be at least 40 years old Be diagnosed with COPD Be a current or former smoker Qualified participants will receive all study-related care at no cost and compensation for time and travel. For more information, please call DuPage Medical Group’s Research Hotline at 630-348-3060.

Have You Been Diagnosed With Psoriasis? If so, you may qualify to participate in a clinical research study of an investigational drug taken by mouth once a day for individuals with psoriasis. To Be Eligible Individuals Need to: Be 18 years of age or older Have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis for at least the past 6 months Have at least 12% body surface area affected Qualified participants will receive all study-related care at no cost and may receive compensation. For more information, please call DuPage Medical Group’s Research Hotline at 630-348-3060.

Does someone in your family have Type 1 Diabetes? If so, you may qualify to participate in a clinical research study to be screened to see if you are at risk of developing diabetes. Family Members who do not have diabetes are eligible if: Between 1 and 20 years of age and have a parent, child, sibling, half-sibling, cousin, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, or grandparent with type 1 diabetes Between 21 and 45 years of age and have a parent, child, or sibling with type 1 diabetes Willing to have a blood draw For more information, download a copy of the consent form (pdf) For information, please call DuPage Medical Group Research Hotline at 630-348-3060.

Have You Had a Heart Attack? If so, you may qualify to participate in a clinical research study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an investigational injection to reduce future heart attacks and strokes. The study drug is being tested to see if it can reduce inflammation in order to keep blood vessels open. The injection will be given in addition to standard of care therapy. To Be Eligible Individuals: Adults who have had a heart attack Must be able to attend study visits every 3 months for approximately 6 years to receive an injection of the study drug or placebo Cannot be taking any other biologic drugs Qualified participants will receive compensation for time and travel and all study related care at no cost. For more information about this study, please call Fatima Khan, DuPage Medical Group’s Clinical Research Nurse, at (630) 456-7228.