Paid clinical trials are announced when a clinical trial requires participants in order to be successfully completed. How do I find clinical trials near me and how much does a clinical trial pay? How do I participate in a clinical trial? Paid clinical trials are not only for the benefit of medicine manufacturers or the FDA. 

There are paid clinical trials designed to test new cancer medications as well. Certain participants with advanced stages of cancer, or other specific types of cancer, occasionally find reprieve from their symptoms by participating in trials using new medications.

Other participants in cancer-based clinical trials are nearing the end of their lives and wish to use their remaining time in a manner potentially having the ability to help other humans also suffering from cancer.

There are definitive steps to take in order to participate in a clinical study. The first step is to research your options. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services sponsors the National Institute of Health (NIH). 

The NIH sponsors the U.S. National Library of Medicine (U.S. NLM). The U.S. NLM runs the clinicaltrials.gov website from where willing participants are able to search for available clinical trials and studies.

The NIH also has other search resources for finding clinical trials, as do renowned institutions such as Johns Hopkins. Step two involves reviewing the eligibility criteria. 

What are the requirements? Do you qualify? The third step involves contacting the facilitators of the clinical trial in which you wish to participate. Step four involves studying the trial description and making certain you absolutely both desire to participate and fully comprehend all risks involved. 

The fifth and final step involves understanding the concept, both general and specifically, of informed consent. Informed consent means, in essence, you have been informed of all details pursuant to the clinical trial, understand all risks and consent to participate in the trial/study based on this knowledge.