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: https://mrctcenter.org/return-of-individual-results/how-to-return-irr/how-to-return/urgent-result
