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Volunteers Needed for Reproductive Health Study, Cash Stipends
compensation:
$200/hour
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About the study; The design and execution of this clinical and behavioral study focuses on reproductive health with a balance of variables to ensure data integrity, participant safety, and protocol standardization. In the landscape of barrier contraception research, real-world testing provides invaluable qualitative and quantitative data that laboratory stress tests simply cannot replicate. A uniquely structured condom comparison study offers a compelling framework for evaluating product efficacy, material comfort, and user satisfaction under highly controlled yet authentic conditions. By pairing specific demographic cohorts and enforcing rigorous environmental controls, such a study minimizes external factors while maximizing the reliability of the comparative data collected.
The logistical foundation of this study relies on a highly structured participant matching system managed entirely by an independent study coordinator. Participants—men and women who are complete strangers prior to the study—do not interact or exchange personal contact information independently. This methodology eliminates preexisting interpersonal dynamics or relational biases that could skew the subjective evaluation of the products. When a testing session is scheduled, the coordinator acts as the sole intermediary, managing logistics, distributing the testing materials, and ensuring that both parties are fully briefed on the specific protocols of the encounter.
To isolate the physical performance of the condoms and mitigate specific medical risks, the study utilizes strict demographic criteria. The male cohort consists of mature, trim individuals, a demographic choice that standardizes physical variables and ensures a level of physical consistency across testing pairs. The female cohort comprises women who are post-menopausal. This specific inclusion criterion serves as a critical safety fail-safe: in the event of a structural condom failure or breakage, the risk of an unwanted or high-risk pregnancy is entirely eliminated. While participants must still undergo rigorous screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) prior to enrollment, removing the variable of reproductive risk allows researchers to focus purely on tactile feedback, durability, and user experience without the compounding anxiety of unintended conception.
Standardization of the environment and duration is equally vital to ensuring that the collected data remains objective and comparable across different encounters. Each testing session is strictly capped at thirty minutes or less. This temporal constraint prevents variations in stamina or prolonged friction from disproportionately affecting the physical integrity of the condoms, establishing a baseline duration that reflects standard usage windows. Furthermore, the encounters are hosted exclusively in the male participant’s apartment, but under rigid structural parameters. To guarantee the absolute safety, comfort, and peace of mind of the female participants, the study mandates that only apartment buildings located in verified safe neighborhoods with full, twenty-four-hour front desk security can be utilized. As an added safety precaution, both female and male participants are encouraged to video record the entire session, with the strict understanding that the recording will not be released commercially. Face masks may be used during the session for anonymity and health reasons. The multi-layered security protocol ensures a controlled, professional environment where participants can focus entirely on the parameters of the study without concerns regarding personal safety or unauthorized third-party intrusion. Only the two participants will be present during the session.
The core objective of each encounter is a direct comparative analysis of barrier materials and designs. During every thirty-minute session, the testing pair is required to evaluate the two different types of condoms used during the encounter. This intra-encounter comparison allows participants to make immediate, real-time distinctions between variables such as material composition (for instance, latex versus polyisoprene), lubrication levels, thickness, overall fit, ease of use and sensitivity. By testing two distinct products within the exact same session, participants can provide highly accurate comparative feedback while the tactile experience is fresh, minimizing the recall bias that often plagues studies where products are tested days or weeks apart.
Following the conclusion of each session, both participants independently complete, digitized questionnaires provided by the study coordinator. These surveys utilize a mix of Likert scales and open-ended questions to capture qualitative nuances. Men and women evaluate the products on distinct but overlapping metrics, including ease of application, structural integrity, sensitivity, natural feel, and overall comfort. Because the study measures the perspectives of both partners, researchers gain a holistic understanding of how different condom designs affect mutual satisfaction and utility.
Ultimately, this study design demonstrates how behavioral research can be conducted with a high degree of clinical rigor outside of a laboratory setting. By leveraging a coordinator-led matching system, implementing demographic fail-safes against pregnancy, and enforcing strict environmental and security protocols, the study creates a secure ecosystem for empirical evaluation. The data harvested from these highly standardized, thirty-minute encounters provides manufacturers and public health officials with precise insights into product performance, helping to inform the development of safer, more effective, and more comfortable barrier methods for the public.
If you are interested in participating in this study and in earning $100 in cash per each half-hour session, please write and tell us why you think you would be a good fit for us. Kindly include a facial and full body photo of yourself and your telephone number with alternate times you can be reached for a brief telephone interview. Thank you.