How to Participate in More Than One Clinical Trial

Participants in clinical trials typically receive treatment for a medical condition. These trials divide participants into groups so each group tries a different medication with one group taking a placebo, or sugar pill. This placebo group acts as a control so the trial's organizers can see how a treatment compares with no treatment. Participants often collect a monetary reward for participation in these programs. If you wish to collect multiple rewards, you may be able to participate in multiple clinical trials, depending on the rules of the clinical trial.

Instructions

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  Find a trial that seeks a control group. To find trials, contact local medical centers, hospitals and universities. Check online or print classifieds to find trials in your area. Some trials want to monitor a group of healthy, normal people in order to compare them with people suffering from a condition. These control groups take no medicine and go through no special treatment. Typically, this should not interfere with another clinical trial.

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  Read the rules of your original clinical trial. Some clinical trials forbid taking new medications or participating in additional trials while other trials make no mention of parallel involvement in their guidelines.

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  Search for trials that treat different conditions or use a different treatment method from your original trial. For example, if your first trial involves taking medication for depression, look for a trial that requires you to change your diet in hopes of lowering your weight. Use the same methods as in Step 1 to find these trials.

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  Call the desired clinical trial and set up an appointment. You do not always have to mention participation in another trial at this appointment, but you must remain upfront about your current lifestyle, including medications and medical conditions.