Norton Healthcare has a tradition of excellence in research and a continuing commitment to protect the interests and well-being of human participants. We are committed to practices for ethical conduct of human research, and we reaffirm this commitment through our policies.

For Patients

Many clinical trials involve testing new treatments, such as drugs or medical devices, to determine if they are safe and provide more effective care than an existing treatment. They also study side effects. Some clinical trials may test how diseases are diagnosed or study prevention of diseases and health issues.

Clinical trials follow many tests done in laboratories to test the effectiveness and safety of a therapy. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) then must approve trials in people.

Learn more about clinical trials at Norton Healthcare.

What Are Areas of Research at Norton Healthcare?

• Cardiovascular disease
• Cancer
• Orthopedics
• Maternal-fetal medicine
• Multiple sclerosis
• Neuroscience
• Spine
• Pulmonary conditions
• Sleep
• Metabolic conditions

Clinical Trials by Specialty

Norton Cancer Institute trials

• Bladder cancer
• Brain tumors
• Breast cancer
• Colorectal cancer
• Gastrointestinal cancer
• Gynecologic cancer
• Head and neck
• Leukemia
• Lung cancer
• Lymphoma
• Myeloma
• Prostate cancer
• Urothelial cancer

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute

Norton Neuroscience Institute

Norton Orthopedic Institute

Norton Leatherman Spine

Norton Clinical Research Group

All Norton Healthcare clinical trials

If you are participating in a study at a Norton Healthcare facility and have concerns about that research project, call the Norton Healthcare Research Office at  (502) 629-3500 or email ro@nortonhealthcare.org for assistance.

Norton Healthcare:

• Protects the interest and well-being of human subjects participating in research at Norton Healthcare.
• Upholds regulations as set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations concerning research in human subjects.
• Upholds the ethical guidelines set forth in the Nuremburg Code, International Conference on Harmonisation and the Belmont Report.
• Upholds policies as set forth in the Corporate Compliance Policy Manual as they relate to medical research.

The Norton Healthcare Research Office is responsible for the application of and adherence to the medical research policies of Norton Healthcare. The Norton Healthcare Research Office is not a substitute for the Institutional Review Board but serves as Norton Healthcare’s advocate to ensure that all research is conducted according to the policies of Norton Healthcare.