Glossary

An urgent result is any result that requires immediate follow-up, typically by a healthcare professional. This result could have been anticipated due to the research and condition under study, or it may be unanticipated and/or related to a previously undiagnosed condition.

Examples of urgent results are:

• a routine blood pressure found to be 220/120 mmHg
• a participant reports suicidal ideation
• a mass is discovered on a routine Chest Xray

Multi-Regional Clinical Trials-MRCT Center of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard. Return of Individual Research Results