The big problem with this site is that the chance ...

The big problem with this site is that the chance of actually qualifying for one of the studies is so low that I often do not even waste my time responding to the invitation. With most of the other companies conducting surveys, there is generally a greater than 50% chance, and for some companies up to 90% chance, that after taking the screening questions I will qualify. With opinionsite, I get repetitive emails for the same study that I have already screamed out of. In addition, the company disqualifies clinical researchers from almost all of its studies, even if they are not directly employed by pharmaceutical company or conducting research in the therapeutic area being studied. While most other survey companies will exclude you if you were a corporate employee conducting research for pharmaceutical manufacturer, they do not generally exclude clinical researchers conducting research independently. When they do exclude clinical researchers it is generally specific to the disease or product being surveyed and not simply a blanket exclusion. I suspect this is why opinionsite takes so long to fill their studies and keeps needing to escalate the honoraria. For certain disease states, particularly severe or rare conditions, it is extremely difficult to find a physician treating the disorder who is not involved in clinical research trials. My recommendation to opinionsite Is that they do a better job screening their invitations, and that they only send them out to the physician if there is a reasonable chance of the physician qualifying for the study. Furthermore, there is no reason to exclude a physician conducting a clinical trial for an unrelated medical condition or product from a survey. The survey question should be worded more precisely. For example, are you currently a clinical researcher for a specific disease, product, or product category.