Post by labrat0000 on Jul 28, 2012 13:24:12 GMT -5
Shedding some light on Celerion in Lincoln. I am writing about my expereinces as well as sharing suspicions of "hand picking" study participants.
I live in the area and have participated in several studies, know several people who do studies, and some of the employees who have worked at Celerion.
COMPENSATION
Celerion is paying less then it used to. I did a 16 day study a year ago and it paid 5500. Now 4 4nights with 28 returns is 5200. They also pay, on average, a few hundred less than other clinics.
RETURNS
The returns at Celerion on average are about 4 hours. and you are required to stay regardless if you are the first or last number.
FOOD
Their food regiment is also very strict and it is not very good. This is relative, I know, but you will understand when you have to eat a high-fat meal or some of their dinners.
WIFI
The wifi at Celerion in Lincoln is very bad. It is almost non-existent. They have recognized that their wifi is a problem for years, but have not addressed it. I can check my email and use messenger, but watching episodes does happen.
PHONE SERVICE
Phone service is an issue as well. Sprint has almost NO reception, T-mobile is not supported in Lincoln, and Verizon and AT&T also have signal issues.
FACILITES
The Celerion facility can be very smelly. There was one area that smelled like a toilet or sewage drain. Stay in that all weekend. If the place smell like a turd, I do not care how many big screens they have.
SUSPICIONS
Over the past 6 – 7 years, I have become suspicious of Celerion for a number of things.
Tom, the guy who goes over the lab packet, says that the you call in is your study number , but I know people and I myself have called in less than a minute after the results call started and ended up an alternative. Tom also says that the impression you give during you screening appointment can affect whether or not you will be on a study. He slips this in when he talks about using you cell phone during the screening appointment. If how you use your cell phone affects your eligibility, what else does?
The study managers at Celerion also try to “select” or “weed” out people who they think will not make it through the study. For example they have a randomized high-fat breakfast for a study that is 4 weekends. You would be surprised in this so called randomness when you see who has to eat the breakfast for the 1st week. It is better for study manager to get rid of someone early on rather than at the end of the study. Remember you can be dismissed from the study at any time for a number of made up reasons. The smoother the trials go and the better the results of the trial, the happier the client is. It is politics.
Then, to become a study participant at Celerion you have to go to their screening. Then you have to pass the results call. This is where everyone calls in at the same time, which is supposed to provide randomness to the study. Imagine 50+ people calling at the same time. If your call gets through, you are then told whether or not your lab work is ok. (If you pass your lab work) Who gets in as well as who is an alternative is very suspicious. They say it is all random, but I am beginning to think otherwise.
I also called Celerion to sign up for a study and they told me I did not qualify and could not give me a reason. Then the phone call was disconnected. When I tried to call back again, somehow I was disconnected again. I tried this another time and the same thing happened. Weird right?
I live in the area and have participated in several studies, know several people who do studies, and some of the employees who have worked at Celerion.
COMPENSATION
Celerion is paying less then it used to. I did a 16 day study a year ago and it paid 5500. Now 4 4nights with 28 returns is 5200. They also pay, on average, a few hundred less than other clinics.
RETURNS
The returns at Celerion on average are about 4 hours. and you are required to stay regardless if you are the first or last number.
FOOD
Their food regiment is also very strict and it is not very good. This is relative, I know, but you will understand when you have to eat a high-fat meal or some of their dinners.
WIFI
The wifi at Celerion in Lincoln is very bad. It is almost non-existent. They have recognized that their wifi is a problem for years, but have not addressed it. I can check my email and use messenger, but watching episodes does happen.
PHONE SERVICE
Phone service is an issue as well. Sprint has almost NO reception, T-mobile is not supported in Lincoln, and Verizon and AT&T also have signal issues.
FACILITES
The Celerion facility can be very smelly. There was one area that smelled like a toilet or sewage drain. Stay in that all weekend. If the place smell like a turd, I do not care how many big screens they have.
SUSPICIONS
Over the past 6 – 7 years, I have become suspicious of Celerion for a number of things.
Tom, the guy who goes over the lab packet, says that the you call in is your study number , but I know people and I myself have called in less than a minute after the results call started and ended up an alternative. Tom also says that the impression you give during you screening appointment can affect whether or not you will be on a study. He slips this in when he talks about using you cell phone during the screening appointment. If how you use your cell phone affects your eligibility, what else does?
The study managers at Celerion also try to “select” or “weed” out people who they think will not make it through the study. For example they have a randomized high-fat breakfast for a study that is 4 weekends. You would be surprised in this so called randomness when you see who has to eat the breakfast for the 1st week. It is better for study manager to get rid of someone early on rather than at the end of the study. Remember you can be dismissed from the study at any time for a number of made up reasons. The smoother the trials go and the better the results of the trial, the happier the client is. It is politics.
Then, to become a study participant at Celerion you have to go to their screening. Then you have to pass the results call. This is where everyone calls in at the same time, which is supposed to provide randomness to the study. Imagine 50+ people calling at the same time. If your call gets through, you are then told whether or not your lab work is ok. (If you pass your lab work) Who gets in as well as who is an alternative is very suspicious. They say it is all random, but I am beginning to think otherwise.
I also called Celerion to sign up for a study and they told me I did not qualify and could not give me a reason. Then the phone call was disconnected. When I tried to call back again, somehow I was disconnected again. I tried this another time and the same thing happened. Weird right?