Free Nursing Support
for Phase I Cancer Clinical Trial Volunteers
For more information or to register for services, call Toll Free: 1-866-265-1920
*Research with Respect* is a free support program, developed by Bayshore Home Health, for Phase I Cancer Clinical Trial Volunteers. This program is paid for by Canadian national charitable foundation 'Bear Ring "U" 'n Mind.' This is an independent foundation, with no connection to the pharmaceutical or research industry. Funding for the *Research with Respect* program comes entirely from private Canadian citizens, some of whose loved ones have been Phase I Clinical Cancer Trial Volunteers.
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 Public Clinical Trial Registry Issues: To protect patients and promote transparency and accountability, *Research with Respect* supports the WHO's International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, which calls for the public registering of all clinical trials. Please see our Research Issues page for detailed information.
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Phase 1 cancer clinical trials only accept terminally-ill cancer patients as test subjects, who must agree to relocate, at their own expense, near the research facility for the first month of the trial. The trials are conducted on an 'out-patient' basis.
Our Foundation recognizes that this is a huge 'ask' of these very ill people and their worried families. *Research with Respect* provides the following services:
• Daily visit by a Bayshore Home Health nurse
• Pain and symptom management review
• Client education
• Emotional support
• Liaison with cancer research centres
*Research with Respect* is available in Vancouver and Toronto starting the first week of November, 2008.
If you are or are thinking of becoming a Phase 1 Cancer Clinical Trial volunteer, anywhere in Canada, Call Toll Free: 1 866 265-1920
About Bayshore Home Health
Bayshore Home Health developed the clinical guidelines for the ‘Research with Respect’
program. The company drew on its extensive experience in community care and adapted its
protocols to help volunteers in Phase 1 trials.
Bayshore Home Health will also provide registered
nurses who will work with trial volunteers to improve their quality of life during their
participation in the trials.
Canadian owned and operated, Bayshore Home Health is Canada's largest provider of home
and community health care services, with more than 40 home care offices, 20 community care clinics
and 8,000 employees.
BCCA Consent Form Template
We have now uploaded a scanned copy of the 15-page BCCA Consent Form Template - a must-read for anyone considering a Phase I Oncology Trial. This document contains instructions and guidelines for researchers detailing what information they must provide to you and how they must present that information.
The impressive improvements in the care provided to people diagnosed with cancer has, in great part, been achieved by terminally ill people who have donated their most precious asset--their life--to the betterment of their fellow human beings.
A Phase 1 Clinical Research Trial is the first time a cancer treatment is tried on human beings. Scientists subject successive small groups of terminally-ill cancer patients to higher doses of experimental drugs until it becomes obvious that the patient is experiencing adverse side effects (AE's) that are potentially life-threatening.
Researchers do not know at what dosage the test drugs will be lethal. The health benefit to the Phase 1 patient is likely to be minimal. However, the terminally-ill patient's contribution to the drug development process is huge.
The Phase 1 clinical trial research patient is likely to have his or her ability to carry out activities of daily living (ADL's) severely compromised much earlier and more dramatically than if their cancer were to progress as predicted. The risk of death, not necessarily from their cancer, but due to severe adverse effects (SAE's) caused by the experimental treatment, is high.
Our organization is committed to actively expressing our deep appreciation of the generous donation that Phase 1 volunteers make to the fight against cancer. We strive to supply you with useful information, effective self-monitoring tools and compassionate action.
The goal of "Research with Respect" is to make potential volunteers aware of the role that they and their caregivers must play in the Phase 1 exercise. You must retain your personal power and not turn your autonomy over to the research team. "Research with Respect" provides support, networking and self-help tools to help in the retention of that power.
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