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Do you have Asthma, non-insulin dependent Diabetes or Rheumatoid Arthritis?

We are currently looking for people who have asthma, non-insulin dependent diabetes or rheumatoid arthritis, aged 18 – 75, to participate in our patient volunteer trials. These patient volunteer trials will involve taking single or multiple doses of investigational and/or marketed medicines for a period of time or just taking blood samples from you. Participation will require a number of hours of your time and frequently involves overnight stays. Most of our trials are conducted at our new facility in Welwyn Garden City, an approximately 25 minute train journey from Kings Cross, London.

If you are considered eligible to participate in one of our patient volunteer clinical trials, you will benefit from a friendly and relaxing atmosphere in which your safety and comfort is ensured with the following:

• Modern 24-bed facility with state of the art safety monitoring equipment
• Experienced, qualified medical and nursing staff
• Spacious lounges with flat-screen TVs, DVD players and pool tables
• Rooms with computer, internet access and game consoles
• Freshly prepared food.

You will not benefit medically from participating in our trials, but you will receive a comprehensive medical screening and compensation for your time and inconvenience. 

Make a difference, and get in touch. 

More information about Applied Clinical Development Unit (ACDU), where our healthy volunteer & patient volunteer clinical trials are conducted.

All medicines have to pass a number of rigorous tests to ensure they are both well tolerated and effective. Roche ACDU conducts early stage clinical trials, known as Phase I trials.

The ACDU consists of an experienced medical and nursing team and has its own quality management team to ensure that the standards within the unit meet those agreed by the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and internationally agreed industry standards for conducting clinical trials. All proposed patient volunteer trials are reviewed by an independent Ethics Committee and/or a NHS Research Ethics Committee. Our principal concern is always the safety of our volunteers.

For further information please call 0800 212 469 or email us at clinical.trials@roche.com .  You can also download a patient volunteer application form by clicking on the link provided, or simply submit your application online using our  electronic form .

Data Protection:  in compliance with the 1998 Data Protection Act, the personal data that you provide to Roche will only be used for the specific purposes for which it is collected.  Roche may be required to disclose information to regulatory bodies who carry out audits from time to time, however, with this exception your personal data will not be disclosed to other parties without your consent.