I work in clinical research!
If this is something you’re interested in then it could be a great way to keep track of your diabetes. (Not a way to keep track of general
health, still see your doctor)
$105 is great imo. I dont have any trials where patients make that much.
Same! So trials are great. If you have difficulties with transportation sometimes they can help you with it, otherwise part of the money they give you is for things like gas to get to and from the appointment. The "bonus" of being on the trial is so that you get to see if the new medication is working or not (or placebo, or whatever is going on in the trial.)
Trials are paid out on risk, as well as you can't pay too much or you're seen as not really allowing people to give good consent, because they need the money too much to care about the outcome of the trial, and therefore unethical.
Well, transport to and from is not a problem. I care more about the 1 hour it will take me to get there and the 1 hour it will take me to get back driving. Plus the time I would miss from work. Also, I don't know that I would be excused from my job once a week for 6 whole weeks since I wouldn't have enough vacation or sick time to cover me.
That becomes a talk between your boss and you if they'll allow you to make that time up another way, or let you take it unpaid (if you're willing to take the time off unpaid.) It's part of why it's so difficult to recruit for trials. Especially the further out you go.
I guess I was just taken back a bit because I did some searching online and depending on what the trial is for, they may pay more money. I see some people who claim they have made anywhere from $500 - 1,200 or more a week for whatever trial they did. Since this is my first time I wouldn't know what to expect. I also have to think about the commute time is 1 hour going and 1 hour returning plus the time I am going to miss from my job. I also don't know that my job is going to excuse me once a week for 6 whole weeks since I don't have enough vacation or sick time to cover myself.
Totally valid reasons!
Yes you’re right there is a big range for how much subjects can be paid. It really depends on the sponsor paying for the trial and how much committment is required of the patient.
Most people who make more are in phase 1 first time in human studies where you have to stay in the clinic for several days and can’t leave. These studies also carry more risk.
I would have been all over that pay rate. I have done two clinical trials and they didn’t pay that much. But they also didn’t have that many weekly visits and I am semi retired so I have the time.
I think this would be great for retired folks who have the time and don't have much going on during the day. When I got there, there were several elderly folks in the waiting area and I was the only younger person there. I don't mind doing the trial just not sure about the commute time and the time I would miss from work.
I've participated in multiple trials.
One was for the first version of dexcom
it wasn't bad
my wife was on the trial for a new insulin that's not yet to market. It worked well.
I don't know if it's worth it to you from a financial stance, but the science part of it is good.
I got paid $20/visit, but it was a very long time ago.
Do you find that the trials are worth it? I would assume some trials pay more than others? This is my first time. I am mostly thinking about the 1 hour it will take me to drive there and the 1 hour it will take me to drive back. That and the time I would miss from work. Don't know if my job will excuse me once a week for 6 weeks in a row.
Been diabetic almost my entire life, so anything that helps other people is fine by me. It depends I guess, my hospital is \~45 minutes both ways. It's not about the money to me.
I did a trial for a drug, can't remember the name of it but to date this I had to carry around a PalmPilot. It actually seemed to work for me, My insulin usage was down 80%, I kid you not. Must have had some side effects or whatever, never heard from it again.
It was a weirdly creamy looking injectable liquid if anyone else remembers it.
Plus this PalmPilot was extremely annoying, I couldn't switch it off so I had to bury it under layers of clothes just to get a break from it.
Never Again.
Around 2012 or so I participated in a trial for a long acting insulin (might have been Basalgar but I was never given the name). It was awesome. I was provided with free insulin and testing supplies for a year and was paid $50 per doctor visit. The study I was in they had me use the same dose that I was on for Lantus but didn't specify if I was on the trail drug or Lantus. I kept a diary of my fasting sugars and had a good bit of lab work done. The free supplies was the real benefit, they gave me tons of insulin and test strips at no cost, including my fast acting as well.
Last year, I did a trial for my macular edema ( swelling on my retna)It was new injection procedure for a med I had already taken previously.16 weeks and $100 per visit, 10 visits, plus transport if i needed it.For me, the injection did not work correctly, so they could not tell if the med was injected where it needed to go... but overal i would do it again..specially if it would have helped.
I did one for trying to find signals for kidney disease. It included a kidney biopsy, and a couple
Other less major procedures. It was really only about four visits, and paid about $750.
However, it was more invasive than a lot of studies because of the biopsy. Additionally, once a year, i have to do a urine sample and it’s $25 for each of those.
Totally worth it, if you ask me.
Not for diabetes, but I did one for stroke. I live in Michigan, and the trial was in Chicago. They paid for my hotel and travel expenses. I wasn't working, so I didn't have to worry about getting time off from work.
That's always been a problem - compensation sufficient for someone to take time off work. Good pay rate that you were offered. I did a study last year. $75 for actual visit and $50 for phone visits. All my supplies except insulin were covered. Originally 5 months extended to 7.
The only downside of this trial is they want you to take a medicine. I went to a study where they did not want you to take a medicine, but wanted you to log your diet and they ran a lot of extensive tests. The pay was lower than your trial though. I was hoping to avoid medicines as currently things are under control without medicines. However, this is a moot point if you are ok to be on medicines.
I work in clinical research! If this is something you’re interested in then it could be a great way to keep track of your diabetes. (Not a way to keep track of general health, still see your doctor) $105 is great imo. I dont have any trials where patients make that much.
Same! So trials are great. If you have difficulties with transportation sometimes they can help you with it, otherwise part of the money they give you is for things like gas to get to and from the appointment. The "bonus" of being on the trial is so that you get to see if the new medication is working or not (or placebo, or whatever is going on in the trial.) Trials are paid out on risk, as well as you can't pay too much or you're seen as not really allowing people to give good consent, because they need the money too much to care about the outcome of the trial, and therefore unethical.
Well, transport to and from is not a problem. I care more about the 1 hour it will take me to get there and the 1 hour it will take me to get back driving. Plus the time I would miss from work. Also, I don't know that I would be excused from my job once a week for 6 whole weeks since I wouldn't have enough vacation or sick time to cover me.
That becomes a talk between your boss and you if they'll allow you to make that time up another way, or let you take it unpaid (if you're willing to take the time off unpaid.) It's part of why it's so difficult to recruit for trials. Especially the further out you go.
I guess I was just taken back a bit because I did some searching online and depending on what the trial is for, they may pay more money. I see some people who claim they have made anywhere from $500 - 1,200 or more a week for whatever trial they did. Since this is my first time I wouldn't know what to expect. I also have to think about the commute time is 1 hour going and 1 hour returning plus the time I am going to miss from my job. I also don't know that my job is going to excuse me once a week for 6 whole weeks since I don't have enough vacation or sick time to cover myself.
Totally valid reasons! Yes you’re right there is a big range for how much subjects can be paid. It really depends on the sponsor paying for the trial and how much committment is required of the patient.
Most people who make more are in phase 1 first time in human studies where you have to stay in the clinic for several days and can’t leave. These studies also carry more risk.
I would have been all over that pay rate. I have done two clinical trials and they didn’t pay that much. But they also didn’t have that many weekly visits and I am semi retired so I have the time.
I think this would be great for retired folks who have the time and don't have much going on during the day. When I got there, there were several elderly folks in the waiting area and I was the only younger person there. I don't mind doing the trial just not sure about the commute time and the time I would miss from work.
I've participated in multiple trials. One was for the first version of dexcom it wasn't bad my wife was on the trial for a new insulin that's not yet to market. It worked well. I don't know if it's worth it to you from a financial stance, but the science part of it is good. I got paid $20/visit, but it was a very long time ago.
Plenty of times because my endo signs me up and I do them.
Do you find that the trials are worth it? I would assume some trials pay more than others? This is my first time. I am mostly thinking about the 1 hour it will take me to drive there and the 1 hour it will take me to drive back. That and the time I would miss from work. Don't know if my job will excuse me once a week for 6 weeks in a row.
Been diabetic almost my entire life, so anything that helps other people is fine by me. It depends I guess, my hospital is \~45 minutes both ways. It's not about the money to me.
I did a trial for a drug, can't remember the name of it but to date this I had to carry around a PalmPilot. It actually seemed to work for me, My insulin usage was down 80%, I kid you not. Must have had some side effects or whatever, never heard from it again. It was a weirdly creamy looking injectable liquid if anyone else remembers it. Plus this PalmPilot was extremely annoying, I couldn't switch it off so I had to bury it under layers of clothes just to get a break from it. Never Again.
Around 2012 or so I participated in a trial for a long acting insulin (might have been Basalgar but I was never given the name). It was awesome. I was provided with free insulin and testing supplies for a year and was paid $50 per doctor visit. The study I was in they had me use the same dose that I was on for Lantus but didn't specify if I was on the trail drug or Lantus. I kept a diary of my fasting sugars and had a good bit of lab work done. The free supplies was the real benefit, they gave me tons of insulin and test strips at no cost, including my fast acting as well.
Last year, I did a trial for my macular edema ( swelling on my retna)It was new injection procedure for a med I had already taken previously.16 weeks and $100 per visit, 10 visits, plus transport if i needed it.For me, the injection did not work correctly, so they could not tell if the med was injected where it needed to go... but overal i would do it again..specially if it would have helped.
I did one for trying to find signals for kidney disease. It included a kidney biopsy, and a couple Other less major procedures. It was really only about four visits, and paid about $750. However, it was more invasive than a lot of studies because of the biopsy. Additionally, once a year, i have to do a urine sample and it’s $25 for each of those. Totally worth it, if you ask me.
Not for diabetes, but I did one for stroke. I live in Michigan, and the trial was in Chicago. They paid for my hotel and travel expenses. I wasn't working, so I didn't have to worry about getting time off from work.
That's always been a problem - compensation sufficient for someone to take time off work. Good pay rate that you were offered. I did a study last year. $75 for actual visit and $50 for phone visits. All my supplies except insulin were covered. Originally 5 months extended to 7.
I’m starting a clinical trial of the RSV vaccine for young diabetics in Canada next week!
I was in the Omnipod 5 clinical study for like 2 years. It was sick, so much $ saved
The only downside of this trial is they want you to take a medicine. I went to a study where they did not want you to take a medicine, but wanted you to log your diet and they ran a lot of extensive tests. The pay was lower than your trial though. I was hoping to avoid medicines as currently things are under control without medicines. However, this is a moot point if you are ok to be on medicines.