Ascension Illinois Clinical Research is part of Ascension Illinois. One of a few health systems in the area to offer
patients clinical trial opportunities in behavioral health.
We work hand-in-hand with pharmaceutical companies and
other behavioral health experts to conduct clinical trials to learn more about the safety and effectiveness of new and existing therapies.
These ground-breaking treatment options put patients and their families first and shape the future of medicine.
What is Ascension Illinois Clinical Research?
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Dr. Glaser is the Psychiatry Department Chair for Ascension Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago and the Medical Director of child and adolescent psychiatry. He is board-certified in psychiatry and serves as Assistant Professor of psychiatry at Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School. Dr. Glaser is an active member of several hospital committees to include quality improvement, utilization management and peer to peer review. When asked about clinical research, he says, “Clinical research in psychiatry plays an important role in finding new and better treatments.”
Clinical Research Physician
Mitchell Glaser, MD
• Anxiety disorders
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorders
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Post-partum depression
• Schizophrenia
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Bipolar disorder
• Major depressive disorder
Ascension Illinois Clinical Research offers a wide range of clinical research trials that advance behavioral health medicine including, but not limited to:
-Schizophrenia, Bipolar 1, Autism Spectrum Disorder
1. Open-Label, Flexible-dose Study to Evaluate the Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Cariprazine in the Treatment of Pediatric Participants With Schizophrenia, Bipolar I Disorder, or Autism Spectrum Disorder – learn more at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04578756
-Bipolar 1
1. A Study of the Change in Disease State and Safety of Oral Cariprazine Capsules in the Treatment
of Depression in Pediatric Participants (10 to 17 Years of Age) With Bipolar I Disorder – learn
more at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04777357
Pediatric Trials
Current Psychiatric Trials
-Treatment Resistant Depression
1. Efficacy and Safety of MK-1942 When Added to Stable Antidepressant Therapy in Participants
With Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) (MK-1942-006) – learn more at
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04663321
-Schizophrenia
1. Efficacy and Safety of MK-8189 in Participants With an Acute Episode of Schizophrenia (MK-
8189-008) – learn more at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04624243
2. A 52-week, Phase 2, Open-label Trial to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of CVL-
231 in Adult Participants With Schizophrenia – learn more at
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05443724
Adult Trials
To learn more, call +1 (847) 230-3536, text +1 (847) 220-4942 or email PsychResearch@Ascension.org
What is a clinical research study?
A clinical research study, also called a clinical trial, tests the safety, effectiveness and side effects of an investigational medicine(s) or an investigational device on a group of human volunteers or a new care protocol. Each trial follows a pre-defined plan, or protocol, that describes what types of patients may enter into the study, schedules of tests and procedures, drugs, dosages and length of study, as well as outcomes that are measured. When carefully conducted, clinical trials are the safest and fastest way to find new and improved treatments that might treat the condition being studied.
Why participate in a clinical trial?
Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own healthcare, gain access to new breakthrough treatments before they are widely available and help others by contributing to medical research. Additionally, since investigators are often specialists in the disease being studied, participants also receive expert medical care for the specific condition.
Who can participate in a clinical trial?
Since people respond differently to medicines and other treatments, it is important to include all types of people in a clinical research study. All clinical trials have guidelines about who can participate. Using inclusion/exclusion criteria is an important principle of medical research that helps produce reliable results. These criteria are based on such factors as age, gender, the type and stage of a disease, previous and current treatment history and other medical conditions. A participant must qualify for the study before being consented for a clinical trial.
How is the safety of the participant protected?
The ethical and legal codes that govern medical practice also apply to clinical trials. In addition, most clinical research is federally regulated with built-in safeguards to protect the participants. At AMITA Health we take special care to protect our patients who decide to participate in clinical trials. Our Institutional Review Board look at all trials from a patient perspective to ensure safety
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating in a clinical trial?
Benefits:
• Gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available
• Help others by contributing to medical research
• Possible compensation for participation or reimbursement for costs such as travel.
• Participants have access, usually at no cost, to expert monitoring and medical care for trial-related conditions, as well as for some underlying conditions that might be detected
Risks:
• The treatment might not be effective for the participant
• There might be unpleasant, serious or even life- threatening side effects to investigational treatment
• Participation in the trial might be demanding and more time-consuming than conventional treatment.
Clinical Research Trial FAQs
For information regarding other Ascension Illinois
Behavioral Health services, call 855.383.2224.
-Government
ClinicalTrials.gov
800.411.1222
www.clinicaltrials.gov
Food and Drug Administration
888.INFO.FDA (888.463.6332)
www.fda.gov
Illinois Department of Human Services
www.dhs.state.il.us
-Disease Specific
National Alliance on Mental Illness – Illinois
https://namiillinois.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness – Chicago
https://namichicago.org/en/home/