Monday, 26 September 2011

What Should a Volunteer Know in the Clinical Trial?

The following information should from your hand book if you are going to turn out as volunteer in the clinical trial that is being carried out. This information will help you decide whether to enter the loop or quit it in the start.

Fair guidelines of FDA states that as  a volunteer in the medical trial you should know about the  objective of the study, kind of tests that you are supposed to undergo, time taken to conduct each test, frequency of your visits to the doctor, your status in the hospital( in-patient or out-patient). costs incurred by you and the amount of the insurance paid for it, result of the study, how will your health be impacted, other alternative treatments available if you are hurt, how long does the clinical trial study last. An important point that the volunteer has to note is clinical trial binds no contractual period and you can quit it any point of time

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