Reasons to Participate in a Clinical Trial

Why do people participate in Clinical Trials? 
     -some people might do it because they may gain some benefit
          (access to an investigational medication not available on the market)
     -some people might do it for extra money
          (the financial gain should never be significant enough to persuade someone to participate and cannot
          be used when advertising per the FDA)
     -some people might do it for benefiting science, helping others

Ultimately, people should volunteer for benefiting science.  That blood pressure or diabetes pill you or a loved one takes wouldn't be available if others hadn't volunteered for a trial.  This is true with any medication available today including Tylenol.

Would you participate in a trial just for research purposes...knowing you would gain no benefit other than possibly helping others?

We conduct many different types of drug studies but we specialize in Neurological diseases....Epilepsy, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS and Diabetic Neuropathy.  Although some people are controlled with their Epilepsy medication, there are thousands of people still suffering with uncontrolled seizures even on medication.  There is no cure for AD, PD, MS or DPN - so if I or someone I loved was suffering from a progressive disease for which there was no cure, I would consider a drug study.  Research provides Hope to an individual.  Will the study drug help?  There is no way to know without the research and sadly most drugs do fail and never make it to market.  But what we learn from those drugs that fail is what will eventually lead us to the CURE.

If you want to get involved in a clinical trial or find one in your area for a loved one, visit any of these sites.

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/
http://www.centerwatch.com/

and of course our website for those in Arkansas
http://www.clinicaltrialsinc.com/