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Post by ac on Dec 14, 2019 18:41:12 GMT -5
What area of the body do they do the MRI?
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Post by ac on Dec 14, 2019 18:15:51 GMT -5
Every clinic screens FAR more people than they need to fill the study. Then they invite several more people to check-in than they need to fill the study. They need to have enough healthy subjects to fill the study and almost always someone will fail soing in the screening at check in so they need extra people. That's just part of the process. If everyone who checks in passes the screening then it's hard to decide who gets in. Some clinics will base it on screening , some on best labs, and others will first keep people that they know and trust.
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Post by ac on Sept 25, 2019 19:58:58 GMT -5
The floors are in a rectangle shape, so walking the halls is enjoyable because its on a loop. The chef they had for a long time no longer works there and the food has improved slightly since. Only two to a room in most rooms. They have one or two rooms with 4-5 beds, but they seem to only get used when at capacity. Bring your own pillow. Theirs are yellowed, misshapen and likely from many years ago when it was a working hospital. No matter the season, bring at least one outfit that is summer clothing and a small fan. You may get stuck with a roommate that insists on keeping the heat on 80 degrees and the staff will just tell you to "work it out amongst yourselves." Bring earplugs if you need quiet to sleep. There are TVs in the sleeping rooms and staff does not come in to make sure they're off during quiet hours. Some of the meals are quite small, as in tomato soup, a small roll and a mini soda. Staff turnover is on the higher side, if that means anything. Overall, staff are not as friendly as they used to be. A lot of the pleasant ones no longer work there. I haven't been there in a few years but one study I did there we were in a different wing and it had bunk beds. 8 people in a small room. I would not do that again. Also, quiet hours mean tv is off or muted. If you want it quiet during quiet hours turn the tv off. It doesn't matter if your roommates want it on. If it's quiet hours then it needs to be off. Earplugs are better than nothing but will not block out the noise from a tv or someone talking on their phone.
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Post by ac on Sept 19, 2019 12:40:15 GMT -5
Middle of Texas is good but lot of travel times. KC area yes also Southern cal or NY/NJ area... but some VCT there of course...so do your research on that so your not caught in waiting long periods to get in another. Could also consider southern Wisconsin/norther Illinois. Only one clinic VCTs (spualding) of the 3 big ones...though Covance is stuck with a lot of radio labeled studies these days. Good Luck If you are going to consider the Wisconsin/Northern Illinois triangle then make sure you have a car with snow tires and/or AWD. Do not rely on public transportation or you will end up walking a lot in heavy snow/freezing cold. Not worth it. KC area is better.
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Post by ac on Sept 14, 2019 19:05:15 GMT -5
I have never seen 77 blood draws in 77 hours. That is brutal. You may want to look for a different study. You would likely have a blood draw every 15 minutes after dosing then larger intervals the further you get from dosing. Often times, the day you dose is very busy and you may not get 5-6 hours of laptop time but most days you can get that much laptop time. Make sure you use earbuds and don't use the laptop during "lights out" time. Whatever you are doing on the laptop needs to be secondary to doing your job in the clinic. It also needs to not interfer with your roommates doing their job. Sleep during lights out quiet hours as required and do your laptop work when you can during the day.
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Post by ac on Sept 14, 2019 18:50:48 GMT -5
I'm not aware of any clinic near Atlanta. Kansas City would be a good place to live. Texas is good but major cities can be expensive. Small Texas town between Austin and Dallas could be good.
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Post by ac on Jan 27, 2019 10:30:27 GMT -5
You will get a 1099 from the clinics that you make over I guess the 600.00 so if u did a study for less you don't file for that just wait for your 1099's they should have already come in the mail or on the way. Technically you are required to report ALL income but if you only made under $600 from one of the clinics then they won't send info to the IRS so there's no way for the IRS to know you made that income so most would not report it. Most studies pay more than $600 and even if you did one that paid less if you did more than one and the total for that company is over $600 then you will get a 1099 and have to report that income. 1099's are required to be mailed out by Jan 31st so you should get all of them no later than 1st week of Feb.
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Post by ac on Jan 26, 2019 21:08:06 GMT -5
Yes, if you make more than $600 per year from any clinic you must report the income on your taxes. If you made your living off studies then you have to file as a self employed independent contractor. That means you have to pay self employment taxes as well as income taxes. It can be very expensive. However, you can deduct you expenses from you income to lower your taxes. Say you made $25,000 from studies but you drove 5000 miles and had $1000 in hotel bills. the miles are tax deductable at 54.5 cents per mile. That means that 5000 miles(need to have a log) is worth a $2725 tax deduction. Add the $1000 from hotels(you need to have receipts) and your taxable income goes down from $25,000 to just $21,275. You will want to go to a tax place like H&R Block to make sure you do it right. If you have a regular job and just did a study or two on the side then you can file it as "other income". That saves you from paying the expensive self employment tax.
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Post by ac on Apr 25, 2018 9:25:40 GMT -5
Here I go again. Covance Daytona has a study that I went to screen for. The screener failed to tell me that due to 64 blood draws and 4 dose days over a 9 day period you have to have at least two really great veins. I have one great and one good but they said the sponsor being very picky so I drove three hours for nothing. I really wish the screeners were better informed because if I knew that the PK draws were going to be 15 mins apart for the first two hrs and that the sponsor required really great veins I would have opted out. So anyone screening be aware if you think you might have an issue. I guess I could have said I wanted to screen anyway but they pretty much talked me out of it. So hoping they will have a better study soon. I agree information like that should be given during phone screening. It's just good business practice. If people show up to screen who aren't qualified that costs everyone money that could be saved. Everyone, subject, clinic, sponsor all benefit from better information sharing.
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Post by ac on Apr 15, 2018 20:21:14 GMT -5
You may have to increase your time between studies. Sometimes 30 days isn't enough for you body to recover.
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Post by ac on Apr 3, 2018 14:55:16 GMT -5
I agree that every clinic should have VCT. However, you should be able to screen for a study at one clinic even if you haven't finished a study. As long as you have 30+ days between doses then you should be 'legal'.
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Post by ac on Mar 17, 2018 13:05:30 GMT -5
Thank you for the replies. I will rephrase here as well, and ask if you can say Yes or NO from personal experience. If you've had a different experience than what is posted below, please shout out here. I'd like tocompile a comprehensive list as a community reference: The following confirmed they DO NOT USE CATHETERS(via phone confirmation and previous feedback): Pharma Medica (St Charles, MO) Worldwide PPD (Both) The following confirmed they DO ROUTINELY USE CATHETERS for multiple draws: WCCT Parexel Baltimore PRA Lenexa Spaulding Pharmaron The following WOULD NOT OFFER THAT INFO OVER THE PHONE but stated it could be discussed in a screening: Covance Celerion (they won't even discuss the name/# of the drug or known side effects on the phone before screening) Parexel Medpace I have been to and Spaulding over a dozen times. I have never seen a catheter used at Spaulding. The only time they use them at is when someone is a 'hard stick' or if the study protocol requires it. I have never had a catheter used on me at Covance Madison or Daytona Beach.
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Post by ac on Jan 27, 2018 14:05:42 GMT -5
Why not drive your car to studies? The miles are tax deductible and you can sleep in the car for free when weather permits.
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Post by ac on Dec 29, 2017 22:54:48 GMT -5
Have you ever tried to sleep in the bed that shares a wall with the bathrooms? The toilet flushes loud and wakes me up every time I try to take a nap during the day. I wouldn't want that happening at night too. I don't mind the feel of air blowing on me but I do mind the noise the vents make. Earplugs don't help enough.
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Post by ac on Aug 4, 2017 10:02:44 GMT -5
I have heard that PPD in Austin is nice. But I have not been out to Texas as of yet. The sleeping area at PPD is the worst of any place i've been. Did the person who said it was nice just get out of jail?
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