How are participants chosen?
All participants in clinical trials are volunteers. For some types of studies, participants for a study who are healthy, and not suffering from any current illness are recruited. These studies are largely for the purpose of investigating the metabolism of a drug. There is often no therapeutic benefit to those participants other than contributing to medical science, and on some occasions a payment for their time and assistance. For most studies, participants must be diagnosed with a specific illness or disease. A physician or other licensed professionals will take a detailed history, perform a physical examination, and review laboratory tests to make sure that the diagnosis is correct, and that no other illness will confound the results of the study, or endanger the patient’s health or safety. Volunteers come to the clinic from a variety of sources including physician and hospital referral, referral by previous study participants, and response to an advertisement or other public notices
Participants in the Spoleto Writers’ Workshop are chosen based on manuscripts submitted, along with an application form. See the application part of the website for information about submitting your writing samples. Participants in the Spoleto Vocal Arts Symposium are chosen by audition and a personal interview. You will need to submit your application along with a CD or cassette, or choose to audition in person in NYC. People attending the Spoleto Cooking School tend to be men and women who have a passion for Italian cooking and want to learn new recipes, treatments, and techniques. The class ranges from professional chefs to eager amateurs. Some are partners of people in one of the other programs. Jazz singers in the Spoleto Vocal Jazz Workshop send in a cassette or CD, along with their application form. Many participants in this program are European, eager to work on their English as well as expand their repertoire in jazz. Children ages 4-16 participate in the Spoleto Kids’ Club. T
