It's unfortunate that you got rhabdo from the study, but it doesn't sound like there was any gross negligence from your descriptions. Everyone here advocating lawsuits need to chill a little.
You were part of a paid medical study. Obviously there are risks, which you were made aware of from the informed consent and hopefully whoever was there while you were filling the informed consent out. The 150 reps wasn't an arbitrarily picked number, rather, a number based off of previous academic literature about inducing DOMS. (Or it wouldn't have made it through the IRB process) From your original post, the doctor suggested going to the hospital, where a blood draw would be part of the standard battery of tests, in addition to further tests for an ultra sound. Considering you aren't showing the most classic sign off rhabdo (cola colored urine), this seems extremely reasonable, and erring on the side of caution. (Some swelling, and a pretty decent amount of soreness would be expected from a DOMS inducing study).
Your hospitalization will be filed officially in an adverse events document that will stay with the study and be submitted to the IRB. You could request a copy of this form of you want confirmation that this paperwork was done, but it likely has been, since this is taken VERY seriously in medical research.
I empathize with the fact that you are hospitalized, but expecting large quantities of money or thinking that the nurses and doctor should lose their livelihood is absurd. IMO, From your own description it sounds like they handled everything in a reasonable fashion. (I have been on the research side of several exercise/biomedical research studies, for what it's worth)
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It's unfortunate that you got rhabdo from the study, but it doesn't sound like there was any gross negligence from your descriptions. Everyone here advocating lawsuits need to chill a little.
You were part of a paid medical study. Obviously there are risks, which you were made aware of from the informed consent and hopefully whoever was there while you were filling the informed consent out. The 150 reps wasn't an arbitrarily picked number, rather, a number based off of previous academic literature about inducing DOMS. (Or it wouldn't have made it through the IRB process) From your original post, the doctor suggested going to the hospital, where a blood draw would be part of the standard battery of tests, in addition to further tests for an ultra sound. Considering you aren't showing the most classic sign off rhabdo (cola colored urine), this seems extremely reasonable, and erring on the side of caution. (Some swelling, and a pretty decent amount of soreness would be expected from a DOMS inducing study).
Your hospitalization will be filed officially in an adverse events document that will stay with the study and be submitted to the IRB. You could request a copy of this form of you want confirmation that this paperwork was done, but it likely has been, since this is taken VERY seriously in medical research.
I empathize with the fact that you are hospitalized, but expecting large quantities of money or thinking that the nurses and doctor should lose their livelihood is absurd. IMO, From your own description it sounds like they handled everything in a reasonable fashion. (I have been on the research side of several exercise/biomedical research studies, for what it's worth)
Good luck with a speedy recovery!!!
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