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Yes, in most cases. When you meet with the research team these details will be disclosed. The amount of pay varies by the study and is usually enough to offset travel time, parking, meals, etc.
If you have a disease, participating in a trial gives you access to new and promising treatments. This is helpful if you’re not seeing results with standard solutions currently in the market. For those without insurance coverage, a trial gives participants free access to treatments that would normally cost thousands of dollars per year. And when you take part in a clinical trial, you help others by advancing medical research.
Clinical trials often compare a new drug to an approved drug that is already on the market, and/or a placebo treatment with no active ingredients. In many cases, participants are not told which treatment they are receiving to maintain unbiased results. Even if you get the new drug, it may not help you. Risks are controlled and monitored, but the nature of medical research studies means that some risks are unavoidable.
Participating in a clinical trial does require time and commitment. It will depend on the phase of the trial and the type of investigation. Some trials last years and others may require months. This is an essential topic to discuss with the research team. Participants can expect regularly scheduled visits and adherence to scheduled treatments.
You have the right to quit a clinical trial at any time. If you quit, the trial’s medical staff will make sure you are taken off the medication safely. But in general, clinical trials are monitored rigorously and if participants follow exact instructions from the medical staff, there shouldn’t be any issues that can’t be addressed quickly and professionally.
It’s difficult to know — this must be discussed with the research team. Your medical history and your current medication may impact your participation in a trial. Most medications for chronic disease can continue without issue, and some other medications may need to be stopped prior to your trial start date.
Go to our CLINICAL TRIALS section to see which trials are currently running. You can access full details about each trial, which includes an overview of eligibility and exclusions for participants.
Clinical studies observe people in normal settings. Clinical trials help research teams determine if a new drug or treatment is safe and effective in people.
