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This likely hints to a bigger issue that people that participate in clinical trials tend to participate in more than one (enough so that rumors can circulate th
by giarc 12y ago
This likely hints to a bigger issue that people that participate in clinical trials tend to participate in more than one (enough so that rumors can circulate through these populations). Therefore, how representative of the public are these trials if they attract a certain demographic?
- josephpmay 12y agoMy sister worked on clinical trials in graduate school, and this is one of the many systematic problems she experienced. Other problems: Many clinical trial participants are mentally ill, which effects following instructions, reporting side effects, etc. Many participants participate in multiple clinical trials, so effects/side effects may be partially attributed to the other trials Because the clinical trials often pay a non-trivial amount, people who are poor and desperate will sometimes fake an illness to get into a trial