Patients are the key to quality research. Finding volunteers that meet the requirements designated in the study is important to determining the safety and efficacy of new medications. By conducting studies under controlled conditions, with frequent monitoring, patients can participate in research knowing that their health is still key to our personnel.
• Subjects are closely monitored during the study under the supervision of a board certified physician.
• Participation is strictly voluntary. Prior to the study start volunteers are provided informed consent that provides all the information about the study from the schedule of visits to the benefits and risks. It is important that volunteers are aware of the details of the research so that they can make an informed decision.
• All study related care and medication is provided free of charge and there is often compensation provided for travel.
Healthy volunteer studies are conducted early in the development of a new compound to study the way that the drug is used by the body before it is tested in people with the disease that it treats. These are small studies which provide important information for further development. Because these studies require even more frequent monitoring sometimes volunteers will stay overnight.
Healthy volunteers often volunteer for studies that include overnight observations to ensure better safety and monitoring.
• Frequent blood draws are an important part of these studies which enable researchers to see how the drug is functioning in the body.
• Participants in these studies are key to the further development of the compound and receive compensation for their participation.
the development of a new compound to study the way that the drug is used by the body before it is tested in people with the disease that it treats. These are small studies which provide important information for further development. Because these studies require even more frequent monitoring sometimes volunteers will stay overnight. 