This program creates opportunities for eligible UHealth patients to participate in our research. At any UHealth location across South Florida, patients who come in for care are asked for their consent to be contacted about research studies. By saying yes, University of Miami study team members must get approval and then will be able to reach out to you about a research study that may be right for you.
Researchers and their study teams have the ability to identify and recruit UHealth patients to clinical or interventional research. Study teams can reach you by phone, mail and/or safely communicate through MyUHealthChart.
If you have more questions, you can reach out by emailing contactforresearch@miami.edu or call 305-243-8888 to speak to someone on the phone.
UHealth, the University of Miami Health System, offers opportunities for our patients to participate in research studies. Signing up for Consent to Contact lets the University of Miami (UM) research community know:
Only members of the University of Miami research study teams will call you. The member could be the doctor or scientist in charge of the study, a study nurse, or research coordinator. This person can answer any questions about the study.
The research team will contact you only if information in your electronic health record shows that you are a good fit for the study.
Consent to Contact is completely voluntary. Your decision will not affect your care at UHealth.
We will ask you to sign a form. This form is for our records and yours. You will receive a signed copy. The form tells you what you need to know about Consent to Contact and who to call if you have any questions.
No, you are only giving the University of Miami permission to contact you to ask if you want to participate.
There are many kinds of research studies. Some studies involve only a survey. Other studies, called registry studies, collect data about people for several years. Clinical trials test an investigational drug or medical device to see if it is safe and effective for treating a disease or condition.
You will have the opportunity to hear about research studies where you might be a good fit to participate. You may be part of innovative and groundbreaking research studies at the University of Miami. People participate in clinical trials for a variety of reasons. Some volunteers say they participate to help others and to find cures. Participants with an illness also participate to possibly receive the investigational treatment.
You might be contacted to participate in several different research studies, but you do not have to participate in any of them. Consent to Contact only allows the researchers to tell you about the study. After you hear about the study, you decide if you want to participate.
No, UM researchers will not have access to your electronic health record. The research study team that will call you for their study may know about an existing medical condition or treatment you have received, including potentially sensitive medical information you may not want the research study team to know you have, such as your HIV status or mental health conditions. They may receive this information to see if you are a good fit for a study.
The caller will identify themselves as a member of the University of Miami research study team. They will refer to Consent to Contact when they make the first contact with you.
You can change your mind at any time. If you no longer want to be contacted, you may tell the research study team member calling you or call 305-243-8888 at any time. If you tell us you do not want to be part of Consent to Contact, we will stop giving your information to University of Miami study teams.