In a clinical drug trial, researchers test the safety and efficacy of newly developed pharmaceuticals. Clinical trials for medicine must pass Phases I, II, and III before the drugs can be approved. Since these 3 phases all require human test subjects, and because pharmacy is a big business, these studies may pay well.
If you need another way to make extra cash, read more to learn about participating in clinical drug trials.
Instructions
1. First check with your doctor to make sure you are healthy enough to take experimental medicine. Although drugs must be tested on animals before Phase I, there may still be risks.
2. Next, go to clinicaltrials.gov, and use the locator tool to find clinical trials approved by the NIH (National Institutes of Health). Use the advanced search option and browse clinical trials by state. If you are looking for paid research studies that need healthy volunteers, type "healthy" in the search box beside "Conditions." This will help narrow your search, since many of studies only need participants with pre-existing medical conditions.
One caveat of this feature is that the compensation is not listed.
3. If you have a research hospital in your area, check if they have ongoing clinical trials of pharmaceuticals. Usually the hospital's website, or medical school's website will have information for participants in drug studies.
4. Before you participate in a clinical drug trial, get all the facts about dosage, what the medication is for, what the expected side effects are, and how long the study lasts. Keep in mind you could be given only a placebo for control purposes, but you won't know.
5. Make sure you have a guarantee of payment in writing. Keep in mind that when you participate in a clinical trial for medication, you won't be able to sell plasma, and you may have restrictions on donating sperm for money as well.
6. Take all your require medication and show up for all scheduled appointments to make sure you get paid the full amount. If you don't follow the researchers' directions, it will skew the results.
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