Cancellations, splitting studies in half, that air blowing
Nov 1, 2017 20:07:55 GMT -5
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Post by puntkicker on Nov 1, 2017 20:07:55 GMT -5
seems like a decent place. As others have noted, stricter about a number of things, but tolerable. I do have a few issues I'd like to share, however. I suppose any place can do this, but they postponed a study within a few days after my screening. While that may not be a big deal to some, those of you who travel may not appreciate this practice after youve invested a good deal of money to go there.
They also split some studies in half, taking only half the number of participants they told you they were taking, and then taking the next half after maybe a 5 day stagger. I'm not sure if I'm explaining it as well as I could, because it isnt fresh in my memory any more. Both of these issues bothered others I was there with, so I know I'm not alone.
The thing I may be alone on is the constant air blowing. Sure other clinics may be cool at times, but I found it hard to find a place to sit(including my bed, but I'm not sure if it is like that for all beds) where I couldnt feel the air blowing on me, which made me uncomfortable. Some people may not care, or even like it.
I will say that I noticed the bedroom doors have some rubber stoppers on them that make certain they close quietly when you're trying to sleep. Also, no bunk beds, 3 to a room in my experience. Showers have 2 curtains, so you can change in privacy (unlike Ohio Clinical Trials, what an amazingly cheap place that is!).
One other thing that I didnt like was they lock the bathroom doors at night, so instead of walking to one near your bedroom and increasing your likelihood of getting back to sleep more quickly, you have to walk all the way to the main one in front of the night desk. When I interrogated the security guard about it, he confessed that they started this practice to prevent male and female participants from fornicating in the bathrooms at night. Of course even if only 1 sex is present, they stay locked anyhow.
Food.... As best I remember, similar to many places, but maybe a notch lower. The guy who gave us our food orientation the first night said soing like "you should not call meatless lasagna, lasagna, when it's a bunch of other crap that you normally wouldn't eat". lol, he was so right about that, it was probably the WORST study meal I've had, which I found surprising for this place. , if youre reading this like one employee said they did, for the love of Pete please replace that meatless "lasagna", which even your own employee warned us was disgusting. I dont normally complain about food, the only other thing I can remember anywhere that bothered me was cottage cheese, which any clinic would also be wise to find a replacement for.
Overall it's a decent clinic that could be much better if they simply would treat people better when it comes to these postponements, and splitting the groups in half. People who travel a distance may want to think twice, because I was told(by an employee) this has become an issue more recently, and it wasnt always like that. Yes this lifestyle is filled with calculated risks, but we don't need more of them added on top of the ones we already deal with.
They also split some studies in half, taking only half the number of participants they told you they were taking, and then taking the next half after maybe a 5 day stagger. I'm not sure if I'm explaining it as well as I could, because it isnt fresh in my memory any more. Both of these issues bothered others I was there with, so I know I'm not alone.
The thing I may be alone on is the constant air blowing. Sure other clinics may be cool at times, but I found it hard to find a place to sit(including my bed, but I'm not sure if it is like that for all beds) where I couldnt feel the air blowing on me, which made me uncomfortable. Some people may not care, or even like it.
I will say that I noticed the bedroom doors have some rubber stoppers on them that make certain they close quietly when you're trying to sleep. Also, no bunk beds, 3 to a room in my experience. Showers have 2 curtains, so you can change in privacy (unlike Ohio Clinical Trials, what an amazingly cheap place that is!).
One other thing that I didnt like was they lock the bathroom doors at night, so instead of walking to one near your bedroom and increasing your likelihood of getting back to sleep more quickly, you have to walk all the way to the main one in front of the night desk. When I interrogated the security guard about it, he confessed that they started this practice to prevent male and female participants from fornicating in the bathrooms at night. Of course even if only 1 sex is present, they stay locked anyhow.
Food.... As best I remember, similar to many places, but maybe a notch lower. The guy who gave us our food orientation the first night said soing like "you should not call meatless lasagna, lasagna, when it's a bunch of other crap that you normally wouldn't eat". lol, he was so right about that, it was probably the WORST study meal I've had, which I found surprising for this place. , if youre reading this like one employee said they did, for the love of Pete please replace that meatless "lasagna", which even your own employee warned us was disgusting. I dont normally complain about food, the only other thing I can remember anywhere that bothered me was cottage cheese, which any clinic would also be wise to find a replacement for.
Overall it's a decent clinic that could be much better if they simply would treat people better when it comes to these postponements, and splitting the groups in half. People who travel a distance may want to think twice, because I was told(by an employee) this has become an issue more recently, and it wasnt always like that. Yes this lifestyle is filled with calculated risks, but we don't need more of them added on top of the ones we already deal with.
