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There is an ad that's aired regularily on Smooth radio asking for volunteers to take part in drug trials for diabetes .
I know someone has 'got' to do it - would you / do you take part in an experimental drug trial ?
I suppose the cases a few yeras ago , where some drug trial went very badly wrong is the possible outcome that would deter me .
I know someone has 'got' to do it - would you / do you take part in an experimental drug trial ?
I suppose the cases a few yeras ago , where some drug trial went very badly wrong is the possible outcome that would deter me .
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If the action of the new drug was explained to me, dangers (if known) and my informed consent was obeyed.........YES I would.
If the action of the new drug was explained to me, dangers (if known) and my informed consent was obeyed.........YES I would.
I used to recruit volunteers for a clinical trails facility and the screening, H&S and ethical considerations before releasing a study for trial are very extensive. The conditions for the trial volunteers were great at the facility and they had 24 hr care from doctors should they need anything during the phase.
I would do it yes. But if it meant swallowing one of the pills I saw, I don't think I could - they were huge! (encapsulated in plastic for a timed release into the system).
I would do it yes. But if it meant swallowing one of the pills I saw, I don't think I could - they were huge! (encapsulated in plastic for a timed release into the system).
Just remembered, each volunteer has to take a certain amount of time off before they can take part in their next trial. Some of our volunteers used to apply to a local competitor straight after their trial to try and get as many trials as they could (and as much cash in as possible) within the year. But these company's do talk to each other to ensure volunteers couldn't do this as it was deemed dangerous to undertake too many trials in a set period of time (usually 3-6months). So if you do decide to have a go, you are restricted to how many you can do.
Youngest son, then aged 10, newly diagnosed type 1, all of us struggling to get our heads round it. His specialist nurse told us of some research being done that required diabetic and non diabetic people to donate a bit of their bum, so I volunteered.
I kept son off school and he and I made a day of it..taxi from station to hospital, interesting time having bit of bum removed, son allowed to stay and observe the procedure and made a fuss of by doctor and nurses, special lunch in fancy restaurant afterwards.
Did me and him good to have a day together doing something interesting, and hopefully my bit of bum helped in the research.
It was actually only a very small bit of bum... :)
I kept son off school and he and I made a day of it..taxi from station to hospital, interesting time having bit of bum removed, son allowed to stay and observe the procedure and made a fuss of by doctor and nurses, special lunch in fancy restaurant afterwards.
Did me and him good to have a day together doing something interesting, and hopefully my bit of bum helped in the research.
It was actually only a very small bit of bum... :)