Enroll in Research

Contributing to Clinical Research

Scientific discoveries are made possible project because of the contributions of thousands of people worldwide -- research participants, families, patient advocates, doctors, nurses, study coordinators, and other researchers -- who all shared a commitment to research and to improving the lives of people living with neurologic disorders. It is patient participation in research projects that creates the information today—from which tomorrow’s discoveries emerge.

Togeher, we are working to answer your questions such as:

• Why do I have my neurologic disorder?
• Will my treatments work?
• Will I get better? 

Patient-Centered Research

In the Division of Neurology at ZSFG, we believe that patients are core to the research process--"copilots," not "passengers"--an idea known as patient-centered research. We value your commitment to research and your partnership. We are always working to address key issues such as:

• How can we make research projects more patient-friendly?
• How can we get discoveries to patients faster?
• How can we help research participants with similar diseases connect with each other to share information and improve their health care?
• How can we encourage more doctors and hospitals to participate in and offer research projects to their patients?
• How can we improve the ways that patients get information about research projects, so that they have a opportunity to participate in research that is right for them?
• What kinds of benefits can research projects provide to study participants?

Join us!

We have numerous projects that are currently enrolling participants, in neuroinfectious diseases, global health, coma neuroscience, multiple sclerosis, and various neurologic emergencies. Explore the links below to find out more about our projects which are currently enrolling research participants.

For a full list of research clinical trials, search clinical trials at UCSF or search the NIH website, ClinicalTrials.gov.