At Quest Diagnostics, we’re committed to helping deliver better health—through testing, clinical trials, and other research. Quest Clinical Trials Connect helps connect you with the physicians, researchers, and research studies that might be able to help uncover opportunities for treatment and care.
Every day, new discoveries are made about the nature of disease, and its treatment, and we’re focused on helping you take advantage of them.
Research studies and clinical trials:
what you need to know
What is a research study?
A clinical research study involves using human volunteers (also called participants) that is intended to add to medical knowledge. There 2 main types of clinical studies: clinical trials (also called interventional studies) and observational studies.
Can I get paid for participating?
Some research studies offer compensation for your time. Please visit a study's website to learn if that particular study provides paid participation.
If I see a research study or clinical trial I’m interested in, what do I do?
It's easy to get started. Click on the link below to allow us to share with you information about some of the research studies available today.
Who can participate in a research study?
The eligibility requirements are determined by a research study’s protocol. Some studies seek participants who have the illnesses or conditions being studied, others are looking for healthy people, and some are limited to a predetermined group of people.
Where can I learn more?
The federal government offers an online clinical trials resource. You can learn more about clinical trials here.
Quest is not a sponsor and is not administering any research studies. Quest does not share email addresses or other protected health information with a sponsor or administrator of a research study, or with any third-party in connection with a research study. Quest is providing this information to you so you can choose whether or not to seek more information or participate.
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