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Have you ever considered participating in a medical research study or clinical trial?

Clinical studies in which new medicine or treatment methods are tested on human subjects are a critical component of medical research. But what makes someone decide to participate in a clinical study?

If you’re considering joining a clinical study or trial but aren’t sure where to start, consider these five common motivators for participating.

Reason 1: Access to potential new treatments

Clinical studies investigate potential new treatments. That doesn’t just mean medications—studies also explore lifestyle changes like diet and exercise, alternative therapies like massage, and new medical devices, too. For those whose symptoms aren’t well managed on their current treatments, accessing a new option can make a real difference and FDA-approved technologies can also help improve quality of life.

Reason 2: Help everyone living with your condition

Knowing that you’re making a difference for others living with your condition, as well as future generations, can be motivating.

Some clinical study participants feel motivated to get involved on behalf of future generations. It takes about 12 years for an experimental drug to make it from the lab to pharmacy shelves. It’s a long process that needs volunteers to ensure timelines don’t become even longer.

 Reason 3: Access better care

Clinical study participants often receive extra attention than at a typical doctor’s appointment. You may be able to skip the waiting room, and have time for additional questions about the study and other medical questions you may have.

Research is generally also conducted at top research facilities, so you’ll often receive care from physicians who are leaders in their field.

Depending on where you live, your own doctor may not have much experience with your condition if you live with a rare disease. If you join a clinical study for your condition, you’ll be working with researchers and physicians who are likely experts in your condition.

Reason 4: Volunteering is an option for those with rare diseases, or if you’ve run out of treatment options.

For some research study volunteers, clinical studies offer a treatment option where none existed before. Those with rare diseases sometimes have very few treatment options beyond those currently being explored in clinical studies.

For some with conditions like late-stage cancer, research can also be an opportunity after other treatment options have unfortunately been exhausted. For anyone with a chronic disease, if your standard treatment isn’t working well for you, a clinical study could be an option that helps.

Reason 5: You may earn compensation

You may have heard that you can earn compensation for participating in clinical studies. Paid clinical trials include Phase I studies that are testing potential new treatments for safety and Phase II-IV studies may also provide compensation for time.

Even for studies that don’t offer compensation for your time, some studies will reimburse your travel expenses or child care costs. Ask any questions you have about compensation at your study intake session before making the decision to sign up.

How does clinical research make a difference for me or my family?

Only through clinical research can we gain insights and answers about the safety and effectiveness of treatments and procedures. Groundbreaking scientific advances in the present and the past were only possible because of the participation of volunteers. Some are healthy and some have illnesses.

Clinical research requires complex and rigorous testing in collaboration with communities that are affected by a disease. As research opens new ways to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure disease and disability, clinical study participation is essential to help us find answers.

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