Some natural ingredients produce effects within minutes or hours. These studies tend to be quick and inexpensive because informed consent, baseline data collection, intervention administration, post-test data collection, and subject debriefing all take place in the same day at a single location. Other products, however, require days, weeks, or even months for the effects to be seen. For these studies, our team must follow the participant over time, monitoring their progress, collecting data at multiple stages, and maintaining the participant so they don’t drop out of the study. This process takes longer and results in increased costs.

Our fixed price studies offer you three options for duration:

1. Immediate Effects. These studies are ideal for products which can produce results within 1-2 hours, such as stress reduction or pain relief. (Starting at $25k to $45k for 60 participants, $40k to $60k for 90 participants, and $55k to $75k for 130 participants.)
2. Up to 6 days. Choose this option for products which alleviate acute discomfort or conditions such as nausea/vomiting or improve respiratory health achieve rapid results but require repeated applications over 1-6 days.(Starting at $45k to $65k for 60 participants, $60k to $80k for 90 participants, and $75k to $95k for 130 participants.)
3. Up to 3 weeks. This option is for products which require regular exposure or for conditions that require time to produce improvement–such as cradle cap, eczema, or cognitive health. (Starting at $65k to $85k for 60 participants, $80k to $100k for 90 participants, and $95k to $125k for 130 participants.)

For products which require monitoring over periods of time of 1 month or more, contact our team for customized protocol development and an accompanying quote.

The next step is to select the appropriate size for your study. Our team offers fixed price studies in 3 different sizes, depending on your product’s needs. In general, the larger the effect of your product, the fewer participants required in your study. Products with more moderate effects require larger samples for statistically significant results. Choosing the right sample size protects against false negatives. If you are not sure how many participants are ideal, our team can assist.

Small studies of 60 participants are ideal for products which have a large effect on the body. Because participant cost is the largest expense of a study, these are the most inexpensive studies to conduct. For products which have a moderate to large effect, medium studies of 90 participants are ideal. And for products which have a moderate effect on the body, 130 participants are required. All three study options collect evidence on effects that are considered large enough to be noticeable. If your product’s effects are small, contact our team for a customized protocol and quote.

Size isn't the only factor that impacts both price and quality. 

In the natural products industry, it is critical that the population of your study match your target market. If your products are used by pregnant women and children, a study on healthy adult men won't meet the FTC's requirement of "competent and reliable scientific evidence." Men might not respond to your product in the same way as small children or pregnant women.

The specific population selected for your study will also affect the price range. Studies on what the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Human Research Protections' refers to as "vulnerable populations." Participants who are pregnant women or children, tend to increase the total cost of research because additional ethical and oversight requirements which must be met. In the pricing ranges provided under the duration tab, vulnerable populations tend to fall on the higher end of the range while healthy adults fall on the lower end.

Our team specializes in working with vulnerable populations and can ensure that your study's population matches your consumer profile and that your research unlocks the claims you are targeting.

The final step is to select your main outcome categories. Our team can measure a wide range of outcomes common to the natural products industry. Each outcome category includes up to 15 distinct outcome measurements, allowing our team to not only measure your product’s effects on this general outcome, but also specifics on the ways in which your product affects the body. This provides a wealth of information for new marketing avenues, target audiences, and health claim substantiation.

Outcomes our team measures include: stress, acute pain, chronic pain, state anxiety, trait anxiety, specific anxieties (i.e. social, medical office, autism spectrum-associated, etc), range of motion, emotional state, confidence, pre/post menstrual symptoms, quality of life, respiratory health, cold & flu symptoms, libido, cognitive health, attention span, academic performance, memory, assertiveness, self-efficacy, trauma, PTSD, body weight, stamina, endurance, productivity, coping ability, oral health, happiness, depression, eating disorders, intimacy, irritability, life satisfaction, creativity, mood disorders, eczema, warts, athlete’s foot, skin irritation, burns, cradle cap, digestive complaints, nausea/vomiting, coughing, sore throat, seasonal allergies, insomnia, constipation, migraines, and more.