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jvieta

I am a graduate student under the direction of Professor Paul Brooks, PhD, in the Department of Pharmacy at The University of Georgia.  I invite you to participate in a research study entitled "Evaluation of the Public Use of the FDA's Web Based Clinical Resources". The purpose of this study is to assess if the general public, in particular cancer patients, are familiar and visit the FDA's website to search for information.

It is required to be at least 18 years of age or older and live in the U.S. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MasterThesisApp1

Your participation will involve answering multiple choice questions, mostly yes/no. It takes 5 to 10 minutes.  Your involvement in the study is voluntary, and you may choose not to participate or to stop at any time without penalty or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled. It will be answered confidentially with no tools to link the participant with the responses. It does not require any personal data. Internet communications are insecure and there is a limit to the confidentiality that can be guaranteed due to the technology itself. It is required not to store IP address with the survey results. Once the data is received, standard confidentiality procedure will be followed.  Firewall technology is used to protect the researcher computer and the researcher has solely access to the survey data. The results of the research study may be published, but your identity will not be associated with your responses in any published format.

The findings from this project may provide information to investigate ways to better inform the general population about ongoing clinical trials. There are no known risks or discomforts associated with this research and no financial compensation for participating.

If you have any questions about this research project, please feel free to send an e-mail to jvieta23@uga.edu. Questions or concerns about your rights as a research participant should be directed to The Chairperson, University of Georgia Institutional Review Board, 629 Boyd GSRC, Athens, Georgia 30602-7411; telephone (706) 542-3199; email address irb@uga.edu.

By completing the survey found at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MasterThesisApp1, you are agreeing to participate in the above described research project. Just right click on the link and ‘open hyperlink'.

Thank you for your participation!  Please keep this letter for your records. 

Sincerely,

Juana Vieta