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Importance of Healthy Participants

Click on a link below to learn more about why healthy volunteers are vital for clinical trials and how you can participate:

• NIH: Purpose and Impact of Healthy Participants
• Mayo Clinic: How to find Trials

Pros and Cons of Being a Healthy Participant

Click on a link below to learn more about how you may benefit as a healthy participant:

• NIH: Program for Healthy Volunteers
• Personal stories:
•  The Life of a Professional Guinea Pig– The Atlantic
• NIH: Melanie’s general experience as a healthy participant
• NIH: Lisa’s story as a healthy participant in a study about menopause

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https://clinicalstudies.info.nih.gov/

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