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Post by ac on Jan 28, 2021 14:20:29 GMT -5
I think it depends on the study. I have seen some that said you can't do the study if you have had any gastrointestinal surgeries including gallbladder. That's not soing you can lie about either since they will see the scar when they do ECGs. All you can do is ask. Be honest but don't be surprised if you can't do studies with that kind of surgery. It may just not be safe enough to risk it.
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Post by ac on Nov 29, 2020 20:39:21 GMT -5
Why not just stick with Covance? They have a lot of good studies in DB. If DB is anything like Madison then they have more than enough covid restrictions in place. I have heard nothing good about any other Florida clinic.
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Post by ac on Nov 24, 2020 18:29:16 GMT -5
How is that different from every other clinic. Seems 90% of the people are loud, rude, inconsiderate people. The staff does nothing to stop them so they keep doing what they do and getting away with it. I am going to start looking for a regular job soon.
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Post by ac on Oct 17, 2020 17:00:25 GMT -5
Earplugs and eyemasks are a good idea. I wouldn't bring much cash if any. No use for it while in house. If you bring cash in, keep it with you at all times. There are a lot of not-so-good people who do studies. I would also bring earbuds for your phone and/or laptop. Some people don't use them but I think they should be mandatory for anyone who is listening to music/videos that can be heard by other people. It is extremely rude not to use them. You can get a pair for $10 so no excuse. I have an extra pair every time I go into a study just to be sure. Always bring a hoodie no matter what time of year. Also have at least one pair of jeans and one pair of light shorts. That way you are covered whether it is too warm or too cold. It is rarely a comfortable temperature so be prepared for both extremes any time of year.
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Post by ac on Sept 9, 2020 19:12:39 GMT -5
Just curious to how your experience has been doing studies with covid still out there. What are clinics doing right or wrong? some clinics better than others? I'd say I was pretty comfortable at my Spaulding study in July. Ideally they could have given us all our own room, but I feel comfortable with the distance there and the curtains between roommies. Staff was masked and gloved always, and we had to wear masks in halls and during events...and they would let you know (kindly) if you slipped up or kept your sniffer out. Anyone go to covance or , are things much different? Are they keeping the number of subjects the same in the room? I did a study at Spaulding and they said to be there at 6:15 for check-in. They had us sit outside and didn't get anything started until after 6:45. It was almost 8:00 by the time they let us in the building. If they are going to do that when the weather gets colder then I won't be doing studies there until things go back to normal. I'm not sitting outside for 1.5 hours because they are not competent enough to get things done indoors. Covance was cleaning the bathroom after every time someone had to use the bathroom. The doors were locked even when not on collection and cleaned after everytime someone had to pee. That is way too excessive. I won't be back until the bathrooms are back to normal.
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Post by ac on Jul 13, 2020 14:04:48 GMT -5
Stay away from study 8420-041- 2b . I am in 2a and everyone is getting sick. I never get sick from a study drug, have done over 30 studies. Yesterday post-dose was one of the worse days of my life and i'm still not all the way better. If I could go back I would not even do this study for $400/day let alone the low $255 they are paying. Highly recommend you stay away from this one.
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Post by ac on Jun 12, 2020 15:47:17 GMT -5
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Post by ac on May 29, 2020 11:49:11 GMT -5
I respect your point of view but i'm going to give another one. These are healthy subjects willingly signing a contract to perform a service. Every time we sign a contract for a study we are taking riskes. There could be risks with the study drug. There are also risks of food poisoning, flu, common cold, among other things. Covid-19 is just another possible risk associated with being in a study. We have the choice whether to sign the contract or not. I don't see a problem with clinics being for studies. There is no current mandate restricting them so it comes down the clinic and subject choice. I just withdrew from contention for a study because I didn't like all the restrictions being instituted by the clinic. I didn't want to be in the environment for over a month straight regardless of the money. There were 30 other people who were happy to do it. We all made a choice.
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Post by ac on Apr 27, 2020 21:46:38 GMT -5
Spaulding is recruiting for screenings on May 1st and 5th for 2 groups of y study. I think they are the first clinic to come back after Covid-19 shutdown.
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Post by ac on Mar 28, 2020 8:21:04 GMT -5
If you claim your study money as "other income" then you can't deduct expenses. You have to file as self employed contractor to deduct expenses but then you have to pay self employment tax which is expensive. You file state taxes in the state you earned the money not where the headquarters is.
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Post by ac on Mar 26, 2020 8:36:07 GMT -5
at this point my question is which places are still up and running ? celerion isnt showing any studies in the usa. i think there is low risk of getting it while in a study, because they take our temperature and run safety labs and monitor things closely, and would notice.but there have been reports of people getting it with no symptoms, and what about staff. I think the chances of getting the virus in study are very high. All it takes is one staff member or one incoming subject to enter the study floor while infected and they will infect everyone else. Them doing temp and vitals everyday will help to detect an illness quickly but it won't stop us from getting it in the first place. Once the main spread of the virus goes down I think clinics will re- but they will have soing in the informed consent stating the risk of infection and that they are not at fault. Then it will be business as usual.
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Post by ac on Mar 25, 2020 16:01:52 GMT -5
Is anyone worried about checking in for a study and being exposed to the corona virus while there? I thought screening for a trial now could give me some income while my work is shut down, but wanted to know if sites are taking extra steps to keep people safe. If they were following the 6ft rule they we would have to be one person to a room at most of the clinics. I don't see them doing that. I know Covance is not screening people from NY or a few other areas hit particularly hard by the virus. I don't think there is a whole lot they can do. If someone gets it while in-house then everyone else will get it. We all touch the same surfaces every day.
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Post by ac on Jan 29, 2020 22:18:42 GMT -5
On the plus side, there is no tax on studies in Canada like there is in the US. That's a big savings but most studies in the US pay pretty well these days so it's still likely better to stay in the US. are you claiming all your allowable expenses? i find after i've substracted my mileage, imputed per diem meal allowance, any actual hotel bills, miscellaneous other expenses, my tax owed on study income is usually under the $12000 personal deduction for federal income tax, and is fairly minimal for fica. i am not your accountant. i used taxhawk this year which doesn't do a good job of explaining whats allowable as deductions from gross self-employment income, but you can research that online and/or use a tax preparer. that's if you do enough studies to consider it a business rather than listing it as "other income". do it which ever way works out cheaper. one of these days i will get my passport and police record and try visiting canada again. FICA is paid from dollar 1. Federal income tax doesn't start until after you go over the standard deduction of $12K but by the time you hit $12K you have already paid over $1800 in FICA tax. If you make under $12K then you can't go on ACA and have to go on Medicaid instead. You mentioned per diem. Did you know you can only claim per diem on days you are gone from home overnight. You can't claim it if you are just screening and leaving home in the morning and coming back the same day. I do mostly local studies so rarely claim per diem or hotels but have claimed both when I did far away studies.
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Post by ac on Jan 19, 2020 20:55:56 GMT -5
What are the BP perameters mentioned above? Is it lower than 140/90? I am often in the 130's especially if it is a sitting vitals instead of supine.
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Post by ac on Jan 19, 2020 18:27:59 GMT -5
So Canadian studies pay less; then I realized they are showing Canadian dollars which are about 76% of US dollars, which means many of the studies there might not cover even fairly meager travel and lodging and food expenses, and the Canadian government is even more permissive and feeble and fellatious in their "oversight" of the clinics than in the US. Good to know. On the plus side, there is no tax on studies in Canada like there is in the US. That's a big savings but most studies in the US pay pretty well these days so it's still likely better to stay in the US.
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