Clinical Trials

Banner Heart Hospital offers a variety of clinical trials and other research studies to patients, family members and people in the community who wish to contribute to finding better ways to treat heart disease. 

These research studies:

• Help to advance medicine and medical care
• Evaluate the safety and efficacy of medical treatments and medications 
• Increase our understanding of many types of heart problems

What’s in it for me or my family?

• Access to investigational treatments before they become widely available
• Play a vital role in the discovery of treatments, cures and prevention
• Play a more active role in your own health care
• Access to study-related physical examinations and diagnostic tests at no cost
• Access to social support programs
• May be offered monetary compensation for time and travel
• Opportunity to make a contribution to medical science

What would be required from me and or my family?

Every study has unique requirements developed specifically for what it is trying to measure. Some common requirements include:

• Signing consent forms for a specific study
• Being able to come for one or many visits to Banner Heart Hospital 
• Physical examination and/or laboratory studies