Study Participation
What Are Clinical Trials?
Clinical trials are scientific research studies on human volunteers performed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of new medical drugs and devices before they are submitted to the FDA for approval. By performing clinical trials with human volunteers, doctors find new and better ways to prevent and diagnose medical problems.
Typically, volunteers receive the drug under consideration, and biological samples such as blood or urine are collected at carefully prescribed and monitored times. For this reason, it is very important to control the environment in order to achieve accurate results. Most studies involve periods in which volunteers stay in our facility from a few hours to several days. Our dormitory-style facilities can house up to 72 volunteers at one time at our Hackensack, NJ, clinic and up to 130 subjects at our Zhengzhou, China, clinic. Some studies are conducted on an outpatient basis, without overnight stays; these are typically from a few days to several months in duration.
Volunteers are compensated for their time in varying amounts while participating in our studies. Compensation depends on the complexity and duration of the study and is subject to state and federal taxes.
