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Post by kip704 on Mar 29, 2012 18:36:47 GMT -5
I've noticed that many studies have a maximum distance requirement for participating in their trials. In particular, many of the trials in California and Maryland require that you live within from 50 to 100 miles of the site. I can see why that may be advantageous if the trial requires multiple stays and several OP follow-up visits. However, if the trial requires one uous confinement period, followed by one OP visit within a day or two of check out, I don't understand why a person willing to fly to the location for the trial and stay over in a hotel or with a friend for a day or two for the follow up shouldn't be able to participate. I've read so many forum comments of people that travel all over the country doing drug studies. So, I guess my question is, are the distance requirements strictly enforced by the research companies, or are these people I've read about getting around the distance requirements somehow?
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Post by dangermouse on Apr 3, 2012 9:59:41 GMT -5
Many people who do studies for Parexel don't live in Maryland, but in surrounding states - mainly NY. If you don't live in the northeast, then it definitely helps to be tight with someone who does, so that you can use their home address should checks have to be mailed; this can pretty much be applied to any clinical research unit that is located in a region you live far from.
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