Benefits of Participation

There are many reason to participate in a research study. Some of these reasons are:

 

• Participants may receive all research-related medical care at no personal cost. Study participants usually receive diagnostic evaluations, physical examinations, electrocardiograms (ECGs), laboratory tests, and ongoing study checkups free of charge throughout the course of the research study.
  
• Participants are a select group of individuals who may receive medications that might not otherwise be available to the public at large for many years. An established treatment may also be available to you at no personal cost.
  
• Because there is no billing of your insurance company, your mental health and medical information will not reflect your treatment nor become a part of your insurance company's records.
  
• Research is the way new problem solving products and treatments come to market. You and countless many will benefit from the information obtained from this research. Results from our studies are used to develop and refine new therapies, and these treatment innovations may help you and others with similar conditions.