HELP ACCELERATE RESEARCH FOR
Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA)
Study
Rheumatoid Arthritis at Home Research
Location: Philadelphia
Compensation: $100
Length: 35 MINUTES
The goal of this research is to allow researchers to enhance our understanding of Rheumatoid Arthritis, in support of developing new diagnostic and treatment options for patients living with this condition.
You may quality if you:
- Subjects who are diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Subjects ages 18-55.
- Subjects who are located within 1.5 hours of Spring House, PA
- Preferred, but not required: Subjects who self-report experiencing active disease, defined as currently experiencing symptoms and/or actively treating the disease.
- Preferred, but not required: Subjects who have historical ACPA (anti-citrullinated protein antibodies) positive and RF (rheumatoid factor) positive results notated in medical records
You may not qualify if you:
- Subjects who have taken rituximab (Rituxan) or Benlysta within the last 6 months at the time of screening
- Preferred, but not required: Subjects who are currently taking more than 15mg of steroids per day
- Subjects who are currently nursing or have been nursing in the past 3 months (unless blood volume request is 60ml or less).
- Subjects with a confirmable diagnosis of any medical condition that would increase potential phlebotomy risks and lower the maximum allowable blood volume drawn to 60mL or less.
- Subjects who are currently pregnant.
- Subjects who have received a blood product within 30 days before the study blood draw.
- Subjects who have donated a unit of blood (approximately 450ml) within 2 months of the study blood draw.
- Subjects who have donated 250ml within 1 month of the study blood draw.
- Subjects who have received an investigational (unapproved) drug within 30 days before the study blood draw.
- For requests that do not include subjects with infectious diseases, subjects will be excluded if they have active HIV, hepatitis, MRSA, or tuberculosis (TB).
- Subjects who have been pregnant in the last 9 months (unless blood volume request is 60ml or less).
- Subjects who have been hospitalized within the past 6 weeks
How It Works
It’s a simple three-step process
Step 1: Tell us about yourself
Submit a health profile by answering basic questions about your medical history.
Step 2: See if you qualify
Speak with a research coordinator to learn more about what is required to participate.
Step 3: Participate from Home
Complete study requirements from Home with the help of our mobile health staff.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can withdraw from the study or decline participation at any time for any reason.
All of our studies and staff are HIPAA compliant and follow all state and federal regulations. We keep your information confidential. Check out our privacy and protection policies to learn more.
Yes. However, to participate in most studies, you will need to provide proof of your diagnosis. Even if you are not currently seeing a physician, you can still sign an authorization for Medical Record Release from your former physician that can serve as proof of diagnosis. Previous medical records can serve as proof of diagnosis.
We may ask you to sign a Release of Medical Records so that we can provide researchers with the data they need to conduct as comprehensive of a study as possible. Your de-identified medical information will help translate laboratory results from collected samples into clinical information that may be used to develop new therapies and/or diagnostics.
No. We collect blood and other samples from donors in order to provide scientists with quality samples for their research. We do not perform diagnostic tests.
