Volunteering
Volunteers are an integral part of the research process. Medical advances are happening throughout the world and clinical trials can bring those research to volunteers, who are sometimes patients, who need a break-through research for their ailments.
Clinical studies/ trials differ from medical care. When you visit your doctor, he or she diagnoses and treats your current illness or condition. During clinical studies, researchers are trying to gather new knowledge that will help them improve medical care for people in the future.
People with a particular disease as well as healthy people both can play a role in contributing to medical advances. Without volunteers, clinical studies simply would not be possible.
People volunteer for clinical studies for many reasons. They may have a:
- Desire to improve medical care for future generations
- Connection to a certain disease or illness, whether through personal experience or through friends or family
- Personal interest in science
Participating is a choice
Volunteering for a clinical study is a personal choice. You have no obligation to do so, and participation is not right for everyone. After enrolling in a study, you may leave at any time for any reason.
Protecting rights, privacy and safety
Independent Ethics Committee (EC) oversees all BioRadius’s studies that involve people, ensuring research is conducted safely and ethically. Members of the EC include doctors, scientists, nurses and people from the local community.
BioRadius’s Initiative: Getting involved
- Know about a clinical study happening nearby you. If you are looking to know of a clinical trial for a certain disease or illness, for you or for your friends and/or relatives, BioRadius can help you to assist finding the clinical trial and can provide un-biased support.
- Participate in a clinical study at BioRadius. By better understanding how to diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases or conditions, we help people live longer, healthier lives. Researchers need volunteers for a broad range of clinical studies. Reach out to us to know of the ongoing clinical study at BioRadius.
- Connect with us. Eligibility requirements vary for each study and determine the criteria for participation. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Connect with the study staff directly as they are in the best position to answer questions and provide specific information regarding eligibility and possible participation. Contact information is found in each study listing.
- Join us to register as a volunteer. Health research changes peoples’ lives every day, but many studies end early because there are not enough volunteers. Researchers need both healthy people and those with all types of conditions.
Making an informed decision
- Informed consent. Before deciding to participate in a study, you will be asked to review an informational document called an informed consent form. This form will provide key facts about the study so that you can decide if participating is right for you. You must sign the informed consent form in order to participate in the study, though it is not a contract — you may still choose to leave the study at any time.
- Risks and benefits. All medical research involves some level of risk to participants. Risks and benefits vary depending on the particular study. To help you make an informed decision, the study team is required to tell you about all known risks, benefits and available alternative health care options.
- Ask questions. If you have questions when deciding to join a research study or at any time during it, ask a member of the study team.
BioRadius respects your privacy. Your information will be stored securely and will not be shared to the researcher or for any other clinical trials unless you approve of sharing your details.