Become a medical trial volunteer
Clinical and medical trials are essential to helping researchers determine the advantages and how effective medicines are before they are made public. By taking part in clinical trials, you are contributing to the research that we do, bringing potentially lifesaving medications to the market and helping future generations with a variety of health problems.
Answering any questions that you have about volunteering in a clinical trial
Are volunteers protected?
Yes, volunteers are protected and all studies are carried out following UK legislation and strict protocols are followed to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our volunteers. We regularly carry out medical assessments throughout and after your trials.
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What types of clinical trials are available?
There are different types of medical trials including prevention, clinical, diagnostic and quality of life trials. The aim of the clinical trials is to compare a new product or therapy to something else to see if it works as well or better to treat or prevent a disease or condition.
What happens during a clinical trial?
We follow these six steps when conducting our clinical trials.
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Pre-Screening is when we will review patients in our database and their medical charts to identify potential candidates to participate in our clinical trials. We will then contact the potential candidates and interview them to see if they are an eligible to participate in the clinical research.
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Informed Consent is the process to see if you are eligible to participate in a clinical research study, an appointment will be scheduled for you to come to the clinic and meet with one of the research staff members. Before any study begins you will be required to sign an informed consent form which details the study design, risks and benefits, your rights as a study participant and who to contact in case of an emergency. You will have the opportunity to ask questions you may have regarding the study and your participation.
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Screening Visit are visits that our volunteers do when they agree to participate and have signed the informed consent form, the study screening procedures will be administered. During the screening visit you may be asked to answer questions regarding your medical history, medications and other treatments you are taking, and complete questionnaires. A member of the research team will assess your general health.
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Study Visits are when the participant receives the investigational product or the comparator product (which sometimes can be a placebo). The number of study visits and can vary from study to study.
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End of Study Visits are carried out by our team to discuss your follow up treatment and if required you may be asked to return for a follow-up safety visit.
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Follow-up Visits depend on the study to make sure there are no serious side effects from the investigational product or from the overall participation in the study.
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Is my information confidential?
Information from our research studies are confidential and not shared without your permission but maybe shared if required by law.
Benefits of participating in a clinical trial
Benefits
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If you have a medical condition you may gain access to treatment that isn't available to others
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Frequent medical assessments
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Contribute to the advancement of medical treatments and research and help thousands of future patients
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You may be financially rewarded and travel expenses covered for your time
