Shout out to participants in #clinicaltrials. I’m enrolled in an NIH RADx-supported trial that requires me to do #COVID19 rapid tests & PCR every other day within a time window, & then drive a pkg to a FedEx every other day by 3p. This is the 4th study I’ve joined in my life…
The studies I’ve been in have ranged from pregnancy outcomes yrs ago to #COVID19 diagnostics. I keep joining them because I believe #ScienceWillWin, but also because it’s important to be reminded what a genuine hassle it is to be in a study. /2
In the very best of circumstances, it’s an inconvenience. It ALWAYS costs participants something, whether it’s missed work, lost wages, childcare, gas for a 🚗, discomfort, or more. And it’s always one more thing in a day that may already have way too many things already (🙋🏻♀️). /3
When I told a colleague I was in this study last wk & what was involved, they said “Why do that? Someone else could do it. It doesn’t have to be you.” To this, I say false. Why?
👉I can afford to do it. Not all can.
👉If we all took this position, no study would ever happen.
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👉I can afford to do it. Not all can.
👉If we all took this position, no study would ever happen.
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👉If you have ever designed a protocol, analyzed data from a study, served as a peer reviewer for a manuscript, etc—things I’ve done many times—you’ll be far better at your job if you’ve also been a study participant.
👉 Learning is lifelong.
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👉 Learning is lifelong.
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So I’m off to ship another pkg, with apologies to investigators that my latest round of tests was done outside of the time band because I was at a kid event. Studies are imperfect even when we believe in science & try our best. And it’s a good reminder for me. #regulatory /End
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