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Post by dangermouse on Dec 5, 2011 9:44:41 GMT -5
I was told by another Parexel volunteer that the way people get caught is if they screen for studies that have the same sponsor as the one they just recently completed.
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Post by dangermouse on Dec 5, 2011 9:29:06 GMT -5
Can someone please tell me if they allow convicted felons into any NASA studies. I do not want to register with them and blow any chances I may have once I later on get my record expunged. Thanks! Yes, felons are excluded. I know, because I just called and asked. Also, females are not being considered at this time as well, because the study has some testosterone component that's being tested. I was told though by a woman named Yvonne that she'd keep me posted should the situation change.
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Post by dangermouse on Sept 26, 2011 11:24:59 GMT -5
Thanks. I've scheduled an appt. for that $4,070 study with NJ Celerion. Originally, the screening was supposed to be on 9/27, but it's been pushed back to 10/13...grrr.
I also just got off the phone with Seaview (Jacksonville), and the sponsor of a study that's got my attention (10/18 - 11/13 w/follow-up on 11/21 for at least $4,200) is also pretty much making the same requirement, I think. I'm not sure if I need to have a doctor's prescription 30 days prior to screening. The screener I spoke to didn't say so, though I did ask.
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Post by dangermouse on Sept 23, 2011 16:47:38 GMT -5
wow, good luck, keep me posted please, i hope u get in Thanks. There must be a significant waiting queue for people who have been submitted for consideration for the next stage of the screening process, after the initial blood and urine analysis. Carrotfire: I would say that there are three major components of the screening process. The first would be blood and urine analysis which Wyle will have you do locally in your area; 2nd = you fly out to Houston for the physical (visual/auditory) and psychological evaluation (500 multiple choice questionnaire that took me 5hrs to complete); 3rd = you fly out to Houston again, but this time, Wyle will pay for air travel via Delta. You will do several muscle strength and cardiovascular endurance tests.
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Post by dangermouse on Sept 23, 2011 16:35:50 GMT -5
Twice in this month alone now have I been denied from participating in a study, because I wasn't on any form of birth control. First with that $6,700 Covance study out in Evansville, and now a Parexel study that paid $2,120. At first, I thought it might have soing to do with the sponsors wanting to observe drug interaction between the study drug, and the contraceptive pills, but if that were the case then non-hormonal forms of contraception, such as cervical caps, wouldn't be legit.
Why aren't I on any forms of contraception? Might have soing to do with me being a lesbian and all. Being a pro lab rat is a "pay to play" line of work, but women of child bearing potential have to jump through more hoops. First to pay to see a doctor and get a prescription for birth control, and then for the birth control itself. Both of these studies required documentation 30 days prior to screening. I wasn't told this with the Covance study, and foolishly had bought a non-refundable Greyhound ticket at that point.
Oh, well. Lessons learned.
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Post by dangermouse on Sept 13, 2011 19:02:53 GMT -5
Try finding a nearby lab testing facility, like Any Lab Test. Ask for a CBC (Complete Blood Count) to see where you stand, in terms of your hemoglobin level. I've had this done recently, and paid $49. Results are usually available within 24-48hrs. You can walk in, and don't need to have health insurance. Oh, yeah. Once you get your results in, and you discover that you're just barely skirting above the anemic level, get some iron supplements. I personally use Hema-Plex.
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Post by dangermouse on Jul 30, 2011 11:19:49 GMT -5
Wow. Well, that definitely explains it.
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Post by dangermouse on Jul 29, 2011 9:51:52 GMT -5
you can't do the hawaii one unless you live there. Is a state ID/proof of residence required or soing? Apparently, the other Covance locations don't require for you to have ID specific to the state it's based in, because in the last Celerion (Neptune) study I did, a few days before discharge, some of the girls had booked Delta flights to Daytona Beach for a $9k study. I'm also new (began early this year) to this whole clinical research participation gig. So far, I've done three studies (NASA Bed Rest, Westcoast Clinical Trials, Celerion). I hope to do more as this is the only way that I can not only make the money I can potentially make, but see the country, and keep in touch with family (California & New York).
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Post by dangermouse on Jul 29, 2011 9:27:59 GMT -5
Am I blind or is there no subforum for Covance? Also, I think the board can benefit from having these as well:
- Suggestions & Feedback
- California Clinical Trials (isn't this the biggest Phase I in Cali aside from WCCT?)
- Off-topic Discussion
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Post by dangermouse on Jul 29, 2011 2:31:23 GMT -5
At least, that was the case for the first week. Several people (including one of my roommates) had food poisoning due to staff negligence (a nurse left the halibut meal out too long before serving). It was bad.
I think it was around April that I did a "safety & tolerability" pill study for a, as of yet, FDA approved anti-depressant. Let''s see...what else I remember from my time there:
- It was a mixed gender area. Most rooms seemed to have around six occupants.
- Even though a shuttle service is provided from and to the nearest MTA train stop, I didn't find out about it till discharge day.
- There are two tvs - one, an old rear view projection set, and the other was a nice LCD flat screen. Both have a sign up sheet.
- While there is technically wifi, everybody - employees included - is on it, so the speed is akin to dial-up at the best of times.
- You could do your own laundry at any time before lights out, and before/after procedures, of course.
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Post by dangermouse on Jul 29, 2011 0:59:14 GMT -5
CFT 70 Countermeasure and Functional Testing in Head-Down Tilt Bed Rest[/u] If you decide to participate in the study, you will be scheduled to spend about 97 or 105 days living in the bed rest facility of NASA’s Flight Analogs Research Unit (FARU) at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. Exercising subjects will spend 105 days and non-exercising subjects will spend 97 days at the research unit. Scheduling will depend on the number of beds and your availability. Ambulatory PeriodDuring the first 13 days for non-exercising subjects, or the first 21 days for exercising subjects, you will be free to move around inside the bed rest facility and do normal things. Bed Rest PeriodAfter the first 13 or 21 day period, you will spend 70 days lying in bed, with your body slightly tilted downward (head down, feet up).Recovery PeriodDuring the final 14 days of the study, you will again be free to move about within the facility. Because of deconditioning that takes place during bed rest, you will slowly begin normal everyday activity. You will participate in the reconditioning activities that are arranged for you during this time. During all phases of the study, you will take part in tests of your bone, muscle, heart and circulatory systems, and nervous systems, as well as your nutritional condition and your ability to fight off infections. For a more complete description of testing, medication, exercise routine, diet, records disclosure policy, risks and other study details, please call 1-866 JSC-TEST (572-8378).[/quote][/center] I'm actually in the process of screening for this study. If I make it as far as the informed consent stage, I'll post the compensation. I'm pretty sure though that it's close to $20k.
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