HVA was Created by and for Healthy Volunteers in Clinical Research

Healthy Volunteers Alliance (HVA) serves anyone who has given their time, energy, and health to advance medical research as a healthy volunteer

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Why Healthy Volunteers Need Support

Healthy volunteers are the foundation of clinical research — without their time, commitment, and willingness to take risks, many medical breakthroughs would never happen.

Yet despite their essential role, healthy volunteers are often overlooked when it comes to rights, protections, and fair treatment.

Too many experience inconsistent compensation, arbitrary age cutoffs, unclear eligibility standards, or study practices that lack transparency or consistencies.

Others stay silent out of fear of being blacklisted or banned from future studies. HVA exists to change that.

By uniting volunteers in a safe, confidential community, we ensure their voices are heard, their contributions respected, and their rights defended.

What We Provide

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    Confidential Membership

    Names and details are never disclosed.

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    Collective Advocacy

    Volunteers unite to address unfair practices.

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    Safe Community

    A private space to share experiences.

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    Representation

    Speaking up as a group to create change.

Who Benefits from HVA?

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    Individuals

    Current and past healthy trial participants seeking fairness and community.

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    Future Volunteers

    People considering participation who want to understand their rights.

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    Advocates & Supporters

    Those who care about ethical research and fair treatment.

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    The Research Community

    Clinics and sponsors benefit when volunteers are respected and treated fairly.

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    Families of Volunteers

    Loved ones gain peace of mind knowing volunteers have a safe, supportive space advocating for fair treatment.

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    Policy Makers & Ethics Boards

    Regulators, IRBs, and oversight committees benefit from hearing the collective voices of volunteers to improve fairness and transparency in research.

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