Participating in Research

Research participants make research studies successful. Please review the information on this page and contact your study coordinator or study team if you have questions about participating.

Those interested in becoming research participants can learn more from Health Research & Clinical Trials.

The CRC Research Team

Our professional research study team works together to give you the care you need:

• Your primary care physician and/or principal investigator (the individual who will lead the project) will work with the CRC program director to oversee and direct your research care.
• CRC Nurse Manager Ann Miller, R.N., M.S., C.C.R.C., will oversee and direct the nursing care that is provided to you during your stay on the unit. She is available to address any nursing concerns.
• Registered nurses  and licensed practical nurses  will provide nursing care for you during your stay at the CRC.
• CRC Dietician, Nellie Wixom, R.D. will perform study-related nutrition services that are being provided through the CRC. 

Your Stay

Admission to the CRC

Research participants arriving for a research visit on the CRC should go directly to the CRC unit at G5015 in the Health Sciences Campus - Medical Center building.

Food and Nutrition Services

If you are not required to have a special diet, you can choose your meals from the hospital service menu. Meal and snack times may vary according to your study schedule but will generally be provided at regular mealtimes. You can also bring food from home, and we will store it properly. The CRC has a refrigerator and freezer for storage and has a microwave to warm food.

If there are any questions or comments concerning your diet, please contact any member of your research study team.

For your family’s convenience, the cafeteria is located on the first floor and is open daily from 6:30 am to 8:00 pm. 

Phone

You will have access to a telephone for free local calls. Please contact a member of your research study team if you need to make long distance phone calls.

Entertainment

We encourage you to bring reading materials or your own electronic device (Laptop, iPad, Switch, etc.).  Remember to bring the charger for the device, as well.

Clothing

You may wear your own clothing, including sleepwear.  Hospital gowns will be provided for medical procedures, if required.

Visiting Hours

Visiting hours in the hospital are from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Visiting hours on the CRC are the same as the hospital, but may be relaxed at the discretion of the Nursing Staff. Visiting hours tend to be more lenient on the CRC than on other medical floors.

Going Out on Pass

Research subjects are allowed to leave the CRC on a pass only if approved by the principal investigator of the research protocol in which you are participating.

Accommodations for Family Members

If a child is a research subject on the CRC, a parent or guardian may stay in the room throughout the night with the child. A lounge chair will be provided for the parent or guardian. The parent or guardian will not be allowed to sleep in the bed in the child’s room.

Discharge

As you prepare to leave the CRC, here are some things to think about that may be helpful:

• Do you know when you are going home?
• Can you drive home? If not, do you know who will pick you up?
• Do you have all the belongings you brought with you, including medications?
• Do you have all the supplies and equipment you will need?
• Do you have the charger(s) that you brought for electronic devices?
• Do you have your study medication or discharge prescriptions (if any)?
• Have you identified friends or family to assist you at home if necessary?

Please feel free to ask your nurse for additional help if you answered “no” to any of these questions.

You will be informed of your discharge date and time. Your discharge plan will be reviewed with you the day you leave. The morning of discharge you will receive your study medication or prescriptions (if any) and discharge instructions.

We strive to provide the best customer service on the Clinical Research Center. If you have any concerns or questions at any time, please do not hesitate to ask.

Download this information: Research Participant Information

Location

The Clinical Research Center’s address is 250 Crittenden Blvd Rochester, NY, 14642, at the URochester Health Sciences Campus (formerly the Medical Center).

Directions

From the east: NYS Thruway (I-90) to Exit 46; I-390 North to Exit 16 (W. Henrietta Road); cross W. Henrietta to E. River Road; right onto Kendrick Road, Right onto Crittenden Boulevard.

From the west: NYS Thruway (I-90) Exit 47; I-490 (east) and I-390 (South) to Exit 16A (E. River Road); right at E. River Road, right at Kendrick Road; Right onto Crittenden Boulevard.

From the south: I-390 (North) to Exit 16 (W. Henrietta Road); cross W. Henrietta Road to East River Road, right onto Kendrick Road, right onto Crittenden Boulevard.

From the airport: Turn right upon leaving airport. I-390 (South) to Exit 16A (E. River Road); right at E. River Road; right at Kendrick Road; right onto Crittenden Boulevard.

Parking

There are two designated CRC parking spaces located in the semicircle directly outside the entrance. These spaces cannot be reserved and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please do not park in any other marked spaces in the semicircle, as unauthorized vehicles may receive a parking ticket. If the CRC spaces are occupied, please park in Lot 14 across Crittenden Boulevard next to the Saunders Research Building. 

Another option is to park in the main hospital parking garage at 601 Elmwood Ave., otherwise known at Lot 13 - Hospital Garage. 

Visitors with a valid accessible (handicapped) parking permit may park in any designated accessible parking space.

From Lot 14 (Saunders Research Building lot)

This walk will take you roughly 5-8 minutes.

Exit Lot 14 toward Crittenden Boulevard. 

Walk east along the sidewalk toward the main Health Sciences Campus buildings. 

Cross Crittenden Blvd at the marked crosswalk toward the hospital entrance. 

Enter through the Clinical Research Center (CRC) entrance, which is marked with signage. Presently, the second set of sliding doors is restricted access. Please call the CRC at 585-275-2907. If no one answers, please try again in a couple minutes.

Once inside, through the sliding glass doors, bear right. Enter through the accessible door to the CRC entrance.

From the Hospital Garage

Follow signs to the Main Lobby entrance. Enter the hospital's first floor and follow signs to the Main Lobby. Wheelchairs are available in the main lobby if needed.

Walk past the Information Desk and continue on past Finger Lakes Coffee Roaster to your right.

Look up and follow the orange tags on the ceiling. Walk straight to the end of the hallway, then turn left. Follow the sign for the green elevators.

Take the green elevators to the ground floor. Exit the elevators and continue to follow the orange tags.

Walk to the end of the hallway and turn left, then turn left at the end of the hallway. Enter through the accessible doorway.

The CRC is straight ahead.