Clinical Trials
Cash earning potential: £70 – £150 per day. For an ongoing study anything up to £3000. Payment made after completion of trial.
Clinical trials are conducted to research and develop potential or existing treatments and cures. Most clinical trials involve the testing of a new drug known as Phase 1, after laboratory and animal testing, on healthy human volunteers,. The Phase 1 trial is normally a study into the safety of the drug and involves monitoring dosage, how the drug passes through the human body and what side effects occur, if any. You can also volunteer for non-invasive trials which may be research into sleep, nutrition, psychology, cognitive studies, or alternatively volunteers can be paid for blood, egg and sperm donations.
Trials can be on an in or out-patient basis often requiring a stay in the research facility up to 7 days. Ongoing trials last a few months and require attending follow up appointments. The research facilities are comfortable and provide a private room, TV, video games, food, and cover your transport costs as well as compensation for your time at the end of the trial. There are risks to any medical experimentation; however these risks tend to be low. Any new drug trials must have approval from governmental ethics research committee and from The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency [MHRA]. Also prior to your clinical trial you should be given all the information relating to the drug you are taking and an opportunity to ask questions before you give your full consent to participate. You can pull out from a clinical trial however it may mean you will not receive any payment for your time.
You can learn more by registering your interest with a clinical research organisation such as Richmond Pharmacology at Trialsforus.co.uk or Surrey Clinical Research Centre and they contact you to find out about you and your health. You would then be invited for screening tests such as height, weight, ECG, blood tests etc. to confirm your suitability. For further information also check out the websites below:
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