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205 sats \ 8 replies \ @lv99slacker 5 Sep \ on: What's the easiest money you ever made? AskSN
What I have been doing since 2011: volunteering for clinical trials. I just got admitted into a study this morning that will pay me $18,000 for 33 days of my time.
Doing what (as specific as you'd like to be)? What do they say in the release they make you sign, in terms of risks, etc?
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The trial I'm in now is for a medication to treat schizophrenia. I don't have this condition. I'm just a healthy body from which to observe any possible side effects. I'm going to be at this facility 24/7 till October.
The screening process for every clinical trial includes an informed consent document. This document goes over the purpose of the trial, the procedures involved for volunteers during in-house stay, the possible side effects observed from previous trials, and the compensation breakdown.
This website lists, state by state, where you can do trials at: https://jalr.org/
The room I'm staying in:
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Wow, 24/7!
I'm really curious about what they have you do (outside of taking blood samples, etc). Do they plan activities or anything like that? I imagine being confined like that could come with it's own issues...
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Some of these places that conduct clinical trials have an activities coordinator, but I'm not sure if this place does. Every place has a recreation room with tvs. Some places have pool tables, tabletop games, puzzles, books. There's wifi, of course.
I guess fortunately and unfortunately, I'm well suited to doing this for a living. I'm an introvert who keeps to themself for the most part.
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Some places have pool tables, tabletop games, puzzles, books. There's wifi, of course.
This reminded me that I started reading The Kite Runner during one of my stays and it was really good but I think I couldn't finish it and never followed up on it, I should do so
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i knew i guy who did medical trials when he was almost broke, 18k is pretty crazy though. do they tell you what the max level effects could be, or just observe you?
are you nervious?
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Yes. When you screen (the process of being evaluated for suitability for a study) for a study at these places, you're given a document called an "informed consent" that lists possible side effects a subject can experience from a study drug or procedures they'll need to undergo, such as blood draws, EKGs, etc.
Am I nervous about the study I'm doing? Not anymore. I didn't experience any side effects from the dose I took yesterday, which was the first dose of this study (four more to go; dosings are every Friday for this study). Procedure wise, this is a very easy study.
This is what most of my week is going to look like till I get out of here:
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thanks for sharing, quite fascinating actually
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