QPS Blog
Learn more about clinical research studies – and how your participation makes a difference.
Benefits of Negative Pressure Rooms
In the fall of 2020, QPS Missouri added a 2,500-square-foot negative pressure facility to our campus located in Springfield, Missouri. The facility includes a common …
Protections for Children in Clinical Research
Pediatric clinical research is critically important to the future of the medical field. But how can parents ensure their children are being treated fairly, ethically, …
What Makes Clinical Research Ethical?
Designed to test the safety and efficacy of medical treatments in humans, research studies play an important role in the development of new drugs and …
How to Explain Clinical Research to Children
As a parent, your role is to help your child understand and navigate the world around them. That includes potentially confusing and challenging situations, like …
QPS Missouri Delivers COVID-19 Vaccines
The QPS clinical research study site in Springfield, Missouri, is staffed with healthcare providers and front-line healthcare workers and has remained open during the pandemic, providing …
What Is a Phase IV Clinical Research Study?
For the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve a drug or medical device for consumer use, all clinical research must have ended – right? …
What Is a Phase III Clinical Research Study?
Researchers are always striving to discover better drugs and medical devices. Compared to standard treatments currently available to consumers, these drugs and devices might relieve …
What Is a Phase II Clinical Research Study?
Did you know that research studies are divided into four distinct phases? Each phase plays an important role in the process and adds to researchers’ understanding …