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Post by mrriceguy on Apr 5, 2015 12:19:50 GMT -5
Oh hey Carl,
So this will be my first time getting probed. Therefore, I have a few questions.
Before participating as a volunteer many of the studies say that we must be screened somehow, I am just wondering how exactly?
Obviously they will test for drugs like cannabis or crack, or cocaine, or crack-cocaine, perhaps LSD; but what about other general
medical tests? Will they take my blood pressure, blood type, blood sugar, blood-gen level etc? And if they do this will they share the
results with me? That sort of stuff is expensive when you go to the doctor, it might be nice to know for other reasons like general well
being.
Will they ask me to strip naked before getting on the Probulator? Will the examiner be male or female? Thank you guys in advance for
your help.
Also can I bring a PS4?
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Post by mrriceguy on Apr 5, 2015 12:21:22 GMT -5
ekg as well?
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Post by respect on Apr 5, 2015 16:32:07 GMT -5
The doctor may ask you to probe yourself so its best you practice at home.A thorough exam is best done in the buff so as soon as you get into the exam room undress asap. To make the exam more convenient its best not to wear underwear.I hope that helps.
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Post by mrriceguy on Apr 5, 2015 17:52:22 GMT -5
You're kidding, right?
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Post by mike on Apr 5, 2015 22:31:40 GMT -5
I would recommend inserting a buttplug as soon as you can the morning of the screening, and keep it in until you are examined; it keeps the anus relaxed so the doctor can probe you much easier. The doctors are all male, and all are at least 60 years old and funny smelling.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2015 11:28:15 GMT -5
You might even want to go so far as putting increasingly larger butt plugs in, starting the day before, in case they need to get their whole arm in there.
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Post by johnjalr on Apr 6, 2015 17:33:33 GMT -5
C'mon guys, play nice with the newbie! And what's with all these butt plugs, anyway?
The standard tests include blood pressure, EKG, liver enzymes and creatine kinase (the one that gives me the most trouble these days because of my workouts). Some studies will also check thyroid function, cholesterol, testosterone, TB exposure... Well, it's a long list. Check the documentation for a list of any non-standard tests they're running on you.
Drugs are always tested for, though not ic steroids.
It's actually a pretty decent way of getting a free check-up. You should be able to request copies of all your results for a nominal fee. $20 is standard here in Canada.
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Post by mrriceguy on Apr 6, 2015 22:36:35 GMT -5
Thank you John. Kudos for giving me soing I can use. The creatine one was a big surprise for me, and it may be a problem, I didn't even know about it before so I really appreciate it!
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Post by mike on Apr 7, 2015 2:16:51 GMT -5
Talk too much about "probing" and you're gonna get the buttplug response.
Screening test results are usually in the neighborhood of 2 pages long, so we're talking about at least 35 or 40 individual results, probably more like 50. If you paid out of pocket for all this I'm guessing the cost could run up to $2000 or more. So yeah it could be handy to get a copy of.
The only way that doctors normally check for TB is with a skin test or a chest ay, and I have never seen either of these done by a clinic, though they of course ask you if you if you have had TB, just like they ask you if have had any disease or malady.
They always check cholestrol at screening, there are about 3 or 4 seperate cholestrol readings that they may quantify.
The CK is one of the most common factors that people fail screening on; If you do any serious strength exercises within maybe 48 hours of screening you may be out of range. If you do a good set of push-ups a couple hours before the blood test it will probably put you out of range also, I've seen it happen.
Blood sugar or glucose is a standard test, and it's the main reason that you have to be fasting. I don't think they ever test for or care about your blood type.
For particular studies they might measure blood gen but it's not a normal screening test.
They always test for pot and cocaine, pot is fat soluble which means it can show up in your blood several weeks after you last smoked it, but cocaine is water soluble and is out of your system in maybe 2 days so do all the blow you want. I don't think it is feasable for them to test for LSD.
Strenuous cardio does not seem to affect anything they test for though; many times I have jogged for a few miles the day or night before a screening and never had a problem.
I have never seen or heard of a study where they ever tested testosterone, I even screened for a study where the study drug was designed to lower testosterone and they still did not test for it's levels because they weren't interested in how much or if it lowered our testosterone, it was only a safety and tolerability study.
I am pretty sure that they always test thyroid function at screening, but not very much besides then.
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Post by mrriceguy on Apr 8, 2015 13:07:17 GMT -5
Thanks Mike, that's good to know but I chickened out any way. Testing new antibiotics for deadly diseases is just too risky, especially when people can have allergic reactions to them and suffer multiple organ failure; I need my organs. . . . . . most of them anyway.
$2,000 bucks seemed tempting but I don't know if it's worth playing Russian roulette. I'd have to be high to be comfortable with this, and unfortunately getting high is a DQ.
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Post by vark on Apr 21, 2015 22:03:24 GMT -5
Thanks Mike, that's good to know but I chickened out any way. Testing new antibiotics for deadly diseases is just too risky, especially when people can have allergic reactions to them and suffer multiple organ failure; I need my organs. . . . . . most of them anyway. $2,000 bucks seemed tempting but I don't know if it's worth playing Russian roulette. I'd have to be high to be comfortable with this, and unfortunately getting high is a DQ. You don't have to do first in human studies. a lot of studies are of stuff that's already approved, and maybe they ae just changing the size or color of the pill or soing like that. so you ask recruiting for those details, and if they dont know they can find out for you.
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Post by dbeezy on Apr 22, 2015 20:35:29 GMT -5
You can bring a ps4, i only had to take off my shirt at screenings, so it depends on the type of study you are doing. Most screenings consist of ecgs, blood draw, urine test, weight and a bunch of questions.
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Post by travelingrat on Apr 25, 2015 14:41:29 GMT -5
i had to have a tb test a few years ago before a study testing an osteoporosis drug. i have also had echocardiograms (twice) and a mammogram (once) as part of the screening process. oh, and back x-rays too for a study with a lumbar puncture (which went fine, btw).
mostly when i have screened, it is just the standard stuff but sometimes the sponsor requires soing extra. since they are paying, it is ok with me. often there is an extra screening payment if there are extra tests or x-rays required, so that is nice.
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