Frontage Review / Beginner's Lesson

[unclesteven]

Hey guys,

I've been lurking on this site for a little bit and been trying to get into my first study. I don't think I'm trying to make a career out of it but I would like to do a few over the next couple of months.

I was about to drive to Parexel in Baltimore but I got into a screening closer to me in Frontage, New Jersey. It was for a 14 day $2950 study. I went into the EKG thinking I should slow my heart rate as much as possible. I'm 27 years old and a regular gym goer. I was disqualified from the study for having "too low" an EKG result. Mid 50's. I'm sure I can get my heart's bpms to go faster because I was doing yoga breathing and almost falling asleep. I was wondering if this will always disqualify me or if it was just because one of the study drug's potential side effects was heart failure? Any advice?

Another question I have if that I'm planning on going to Parexel this upcoming Tuesday but I worked out very hard today (Saturday). Should I not even bother because my creatine will be too high or does anyone think I'll be okay?

Thanks,

[Deleted]

If you work out regularly, you should be fine. It's the sudden spikes of activity that get you.

[hairyscarylarry]

What he said.

[fl2014ta]

I screened at Parexel in July and got disqualified but not for pulse or ekg. I thought ekg was different than pulse but .... my pulse was 42 on  the table but the doc just called the PI and they said the cutoff was 40 so I was ok. Got disq'd for soing else there, though .... mainly they do not tell you exactly all the exclusion criteria during the screen so I went alllll the way down there and they then decided I met one of their PI's new disqualifications so ...

I was going to say I went there from Phila to Baltimore by Greyhound. Only took 2 hours, no brain cell reduction from driving, and cheap. Good luck at Frontage. I canceled that screening because it's a PITA to get there from where I am in NJ by public transit.  Oh well -- didn't think to ask if anyone else was going to screen there from south jersey or the vicinity.  I do not smell, blab incessantly or criticize driving and I am generous with expenses : ) I am doing a screen at TKL in Fair Lawn on Tuesday 12/9 if anyone's going ...

[vark]

you can get your pulse rate up a bit by wiggling your fingers and toes. i usually try some deep breathing to try to get my ekg better, but sometimes that makes my pulse too low. i wish i knew more about how to manipulate my QtC. The only trick that seems to help any is a good night's sleep at a hotel instead of driving all night.