Scientists from multiple disciplines converge at UCI Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic to harness the power of light, developing and testing cutting-edge, non-invasive or minimally invasive techniques that are safe and effective. This work simultaneously advances basic research and improves patient lives. The Institute enrolls over 400 subjects annually in around 40 Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved clinical research protocols.
IRB studies evaluate biophotonic technologies in areas such as skin diseases, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and metabolic disease, trauma and critical care, ophthalmology, neurologic function, head and neck surgery and exercise medicine. Through clinical trials, Institute researchers have pioneered new technologies in cancer photonics and photomedicine for the UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated center, and the UCI Institute for Clinical Translational Science (ICTS), an National Institutes of Health (NIH)-designated Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program.
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Participate
Participation in a clinical research protocol is voluntary. Clinicians at the Institute provide patients with consent forms containing information about the treatment(s), expectations and potential risks.
Patients can withdraw their consent at any time during the research protocol and clinicians will offer relevant information that may affect their participation.
Clinical research protocols, informed consent forms and trial progress are reviewed, approved and monitored by the UCI Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the clinicians. The IRB’s goal is to protect the public, access whether the potential benefits of participation outweigh the risks and ensure that patients are not coerced into participating.
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Active Clinical Research Protocols
Active clinic research protocols at UCI Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic are listed below. For more information, please click on the following links.
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