{"id":1829,"date":"2024-11-01T12:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moomango.co.uk\/guides\/?page_id=1829"},"modified":"2024-11-22T21:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T21:05:54","slug":"enter-a-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/starting\/enter-a-study","title":{"rendered":"Should I enter a study?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Many HIV clinics are also research centres and you might be asked to join a study. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you are interested, take time to find out about the details.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is your choice whether to join a study.<\/li>\n<li>Your future care will not be affected if you decide not to join a study.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ask about the alternatives to the study treatment. Ask what advantages or risks the study offers over existing care. You can ask for advice from i-Base or other HIV organisations.<\/p>\n<p>Some studies include closer monitoring and care than your regular clinic. This might mean a few more clinic visits.<\/p>\n<p>Research is essential to improve how we use both new and existing drugs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15916\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; padding-right: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/new-doc.png\" alt=\"Non-binary doctor\" width=\"247\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/new-doc.png 247w, https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/new-doc-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many HIV clinics are also research centres and you might be asked to join a study. If you are interested, take time to find out about the details. It is your choice whether to join a study. Your future care &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1547,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-guides.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1829","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17359,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1829\/revisions\/17359"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}