Taking part in clinical studies just might keep you from a doctor's exam room.
Alaska has 139 active clinical trials looking for those willing to sign up for research studies in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Bethel.
Not only do you earn money for participation, but you also learn about your own state of health.
Over the past few years, I've been found to have Stage 1 fatty liver disease, which the earliest and mildest form where fat accumulates up to 33% in liver cells and usually causes no noticeable symptoms. But it is crucial to address because it can progress to inflammation scarring called fibrosis and severe damage leading to cirrhosis if left untreated. It can be reversible with lifestyle changes like diet, exercise and weight loss. I have addressed that and I'm fine.
I also found out I do not have the marker for Alzheimer's. Score one for me.
And I don't have lipedema, which is an abnormal buildup of fat in your lower body. It's a long-term condition that can affect up to 11% of women, and almost all the people who have lipedema are women. Beginning as an appearance concern, it can eventually cause pain and other problems.
Recently, I tested a shot of a new flu vaccine and had no side effects. I was paid $300 for visits and phone calls.
This is a win-win: revealing your health and getting paid for it.
Consider these studies
Colon cancer screening is considered uncomfortable, even embarrassing, but routine screening can help save your life.
The FIND Colon Cancer Screening Study is looking for participants who have a physician-prescribed screening colonoscopy scheduled, and who are interested in advancing colon cancer research by completing an at-home blood draw.
Remember that needles are much finer than when we were younger and less painful.
They are looking for participants who are 40 years of age and older and are interested in participating to advance early detection testing, have not had a colonoscopy in the past nine years.
Earn $325 to $475 in the form of an electronic payment card.
Perfectly suited for Alaskans in winter is the investigational treatments for depression for those 18 to 65 years old who have been experiencing a major depressive mode for at least a month that include: persistent feeling of sadness or emptiness, loss of interest in things they normally enjoy, lack of sleep or too much sleep, lack of energy, and lack of concentration or poor memory.
There's reimbursement for study-related expenses and it's supervised by doctors and medical staff.
Go to https://policylab.us/clinical-trials/l/alaska for more trails.
Power research
prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the United States, and the incidence of advanced disease is increasing rapidly. prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosis in men, accounting for 30% of male cancers in 2025, and is the second leading cancer death in men behind lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society.
This trial is for men more than 18 years of age, and the duration is 6 to 12 months. You must be taking Androgen deprivation (ARPI) and must not be taking any other anti-cancer therapy. If you have cardiac disease, an uncontrolled illness like diabetes, and some other health problems.
This is a no placebo group, as all trial participants will receive the active study treatment.
This treatment is in the last trial phase before FDA approval and your participation could bring a new therapy for prostate cancer.
And that's really the big reward you get for participation.
For more trials, go to https://www.withpower.com/clinical-trials/near-anchorage-alaska
