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Healthy Volunteers
Needed for Research
At Arizona Research Center, we’re advancing medicine—not only for those currently living with a condition, but also for those who are healthy.
That’s where you come in.
Healthy volunteers play a vital role in clinical research. By participating in a study, you help researchers better understand how medications or treatments affect the human body before they’re tested in patients with specific health conditions.
What is a Healthy Volunteer?:
A healthy volunteer is someone who does not have the medical condition being studied but chooses to participate in clinical research. These individuals help researchers understand how new medications, devices, or procedures affect the human body under normal conditions.
Healthy volunteers are essential to medical progress. Their participation helps establish safety data, determine proper dosage ranges, and provide comparison results for those who do have specific health conditions.
Why Should I Participate?
Participating as a healthy volunteer is a valuable way to contribute to the future of healthcare.
Volunteers may:
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Help advance life-saving treatments
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Contribute to medical breakthroughs
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Receive compensation for time and travel
These studies may include health screenings, lab work, or monitored visits depending on the design of the research. All studies are conducted under the supervision of experienced medical professionals.
Who Can Participate?
To be added to our waiting list you must:
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Be in generally good health
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Be between the ages of 18–65 (age range may vary by study)
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Do not have a chronic or serious medical condition.
We encourage people from all backgrounds and walks of life to apply—diversity is essential to better research.
Future Contact:
As part of our research registry, you may periodically receive secure text messages and/or emails from Arizona Research Center about upcoming clinical research opportunities. If you meet the eligibility criteria based on your responses and current health status, you may be invited to participate in a study, which could include providing a blood sample and/or other study-related activities.
What is a research study or clinical trial?
A research study or clinical trial is the process a potential new drug, device, procedure, or process goes through to prove that it is safe, tolerable and effective for the condition it is being studied for. Research studies are the only way to advance medicine for future generations.
Who can participate in a research study?
Each study has its own set of inclusion and exclusion criteria that a participant must meet before they are allowed to participate in a study. Patients from all backgrounds and walks of life are encouraged to participate.
What is Informed Consent?
Every participant in every research study must go through the informed consent process. During this, the trial doctor and research team go over what will happen in the study, what treatments you might get, how long the trial is expected to last, what happens during visits, the potential risks and benefits, and many other important facts about the study. Participants may withdraw their consent and discontinue the study at any time for any reason.
What is a Placebo?
A placebo looks like a treatment but does not have any active medicine in it. Researchers use placebos to help make sure any changes in the participants’ health are actually caused by the study treatment. You do not get to choose if you get the study treatment or the placebo, and you may not know if you get the placebo until after the study. Not all research studies use a placebo.
Why is Diversity Important?
If studies do not include diverse participants, we cannot know if treatments work for everyone who needs them. Studies only tell researchers how something works for the participants of that study, and they may not work the same in people of different races, ethnicities, ages, or sexes.
How am I Protected?
All research studies must follow federal laws and ethical guidelines, including HIPAA. Studies must also be approved by an expert group called an institutional review board (IRB) that helps make sure the trial is fair and as safe as possible, and that any risks to the participants are worth the potential benefits.