Stanford/SF Bay study for circadian rhythm/hormones for those with mets

[AlaskaAngel]

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/show/NCT00519168?order=40

[Sandy in Silicon Valley]

Hi,
I actually called and went through an initial application to be a subject in this study - until I was tentatively accepted, and during the informational interview, I was told that laying as still as possible for >12 hours was part of the research requirement. Even tho the study offered up to $800 for completion, staying that still for that long seemed to me too much like being straight-jacketed (I'm a restless sleeper, and anyway sleep no more than 6-7 hours at a stretch), and I told the interviewing research assistant that I declined to participate. I also told her that I thought it was deceptive practice NOT to inform subject candidates, from the get-go, that staying still for a long time is a study requirement, since this might be a deal-breaker for others as well, and why should we waste the effort applying, if we knew in advance that we wouldn't want to subject ourselves to those rigorous conditions?

[AlaskaAngel]

It IS unfortunate, because there is so much we need to figure out about hormonal balance and breast cancer, and there are so few trials that are offering anything that doesn't have a focus on $ profit. Thanks for the feedback, Sandy. If they can't list all the unusual requirements in the announcement, maybe they should at least discuss them when applicants first contact them instead of after the application has been made.

A.A.

[AlaskaAngel]

http://cancer.uchc.edu/news/releases...dyrhythms.html

I think it is worth a separate post for those who may have missed it on the first read of this thread, so I will post it in the Articles forum as well.

A.A.