General Questions
CONNECT stands for Developing a learning COmmunity to increase eNgagemeNt and Enrollment in cardiovascular Clinical Trials. It is a learning platform, or a place for people who want to learn more about heart health and research studies. Join us and be part of a community that cares about heart health and learning!
When you join CONNECT, you get access to a lot of information! Subscribers will get text messages about many topics like heart health, research, and chances to join research studies.
Anyone who wants to learn more about heart health can join CONNECT. All you need is a working phone to get text messages and stay up to date on the newest information about heart health and research.
By becoming a part of CONNECT, you will get educational information and chances to be a part of heart health studies. Your participation will also help us understand how to better engage individuals who are often not included in heart disease research, such as women, African American/Black adults, and Latino adults. Your help is essential in helping address the gap in research representation.
After joining CONNECT, you will get text messages on heart health topics and information about joining research, with links to helpful websites. These messages will give you general information, not personal advice. You can stop getting these texts anytime by texting “STOP” to the number that sends them.
Yes, joining CONNECT is absolutely your choice! If you decide not to join the CONNECT study, it will not affect your care at Johns Hopkins or any other healthcare provider.
Your privacy is really important to us! Only people with approval and privacy training can access it. We have worked hard to make sure there is very little chance of any information that could identify you being shared outside the study.
Joining won’t cost you anything! However, you’ll need your own cell phone for texts and a data plan to check out educational links we send you.
To join CONNECT and start your path to a healthier heart and more research knowledge, just visit our website and follow the easy steps to sign-up. Your journey to health and knowledge is waiting for you!
If you have questions for CONNECT team members, you can contact us at connect_community@jh.edu or call us at (667) 306-9348. If you have questions about your rights in the study, you can get in touch with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at 410-502-2092 or jhmeirb@jhmi.edu.
General Questions
CONNECT stands for Developing a learning COmmunity to increase eNgagemeNt and Enrollment in cardiovascular Clinical Trials. It is a learning platform, or a place for people who want to learn more about heart health and research studies. Join us and be part of a community that cares about heart health and learning!
When you join CONNECT, you get access to a lot of information! Subscribers will get text messages about many topics like heart health, research, and chances to join research studies.
Anyone who wants to learn more about heart health can join CONNECT. All you need is a working phone to get text messages and stay up to date on the newest information about heart health and research.
By becoming a part of CONNECT, you will get educational information and chances to be a part of heart health studies. Your participation will also help us understand how to better engage individuals who are often not included in heart disease research, such as women, African American/Black adults, and Latino adults. Your help is essential in helping address the gap in research representation.
After joining CONNECT, you will get text messages on heart health topics and information about joining research, with links to helpful websites. These messages will give you general information, not personal advice. You can stop getting these texts anytime by texting “STOP” to the number that sends them.
Yes, joining CONNECT is absolutely your choice! If you decide not to join the CONNECT study, it will not affect your care at Johns Hopkins or any other healthcare provider.
Your privacy is really important to us! Only people with approval and privacy training can access it. We have worked hard to make sure there is very little chance of any information that could identify you being shared outside the study.
Joining won’t cost you anything! However, you’ll need your own cell phone for texts and a data plan to check out educational links we send you.
To join CONNECT and start your path to a healthier heart and more research knowledge, just visit our website and follow the easy steps to sign-up. Your journey to health and knowledge is waiting for you!
If you have questions for CONNECT team members, you can contact us at connect_community@jh.edu or call us at (667) 306-9348. If you have questions about your rights in the study, you can get in touch with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at 410-502-2092 or jhmeirb@jhmi.edu.
Questions for researchers interested in CONNECT
Yes! CONNECT is a place for researchers to tell the community about their studies and create trust. Researchers will be able to submit their findings to the website but will first undergo careful review.
Study teams can submit their study under the “JOIN CONNECT button”. The study will be first checked carefully before researchers can share their study with people in CONNECT. A council will look at it and check to make sure it will be helpful for the community. This check also helps make sure the studies match our goal of boosting heart health and teaching about research in the community. Researchers must promise to share what they find with the people in the study and the community.
Information collected may be used for future research, including collaboration with external partners. Precautions will be taken to remove any identifiable information before sharing for future research purposes.
Yes! CONNECT is a place for researchers to tell the community about their studies and create trust. Researchers will be able to submit their findings to the website but will first undergo careful review.
Study teams can submit their study under the “JOIN CONNECT button”. The study will be first checked carefully before researchers can share their study with people in CONNECT. A council will look at it and check to make sure it will be helpful for the community. This check also helps make sure the studies match our goal of boosting heart health and teaching about research in the community. Researchers must promise to share what they find with the people in the study and the community.
Information collected may be used for future research, including collaboration with external partners. Precautions will be taken to remove any identifiable information before sharing for future research purposes.
If your question was not answered above, please feel free to e-mail the CONNECT team at connect_community@jh.edu or call us at (667) 306-9348.