What is it?
Most of our studies involve interviews where we seek your open and honest feedback. Your input can help shape the development of future medical devices, products, and packaging to benefit end users. This could mean making them more accessible and easier to use for patients with health conditions, or improving safety for medical professionals. By participating, you will make a positive impact on people's lives and the future of healthcare.
Plus the sessions are interesting and it's a great way to make a bit of money.
Who we look for?
Anyone can take part! We're always looking for people to volunteer their time for research studies. We seek a diverse range of volunteers and welcome individuals from any background or lived experience to ensure a representative sample.
Adults with health conditions, adults without health conditions, children, students, caregivers, doctors, nurses, pharmacists—everyone is encouraged to apply.
We're recruiting for the listed studies
If you need any special assistance to reach the study location or any special requests for when you are at the location, please feel free to let us know through the email address below:
Study Overview:
- Date: 6th May to 9th May 2025
- Time: 60 minutes in person
- Location: Crux Product Design, Flatiron Building, 332-336 Paintworks, Bristol, BS4 3AR
- Incentive: £100
Location:
Study Duration:
What we are looking for:
- Adults who are responsible for children, for example parents, grandparents, guardians, close family members or friends etc
Interested?
Please register your details by clicking the ‘Register Now’ button. If you have any questions, please contact takepart@cruxproductdesign.com
Study Overview:
We are developing an injection device to treat a variety of conditions. The study sessions are being conducted to gather feedback on a range of devices, from people who represent the end users.
We want to hear your honest and open feedback that will be so valuable for future development.
- Date: 13th March to 10th April 2025
- Time: 90 minutes
- Incentive: £180
- Location: In-person interview at Crux Product Design, Flatiron Building, 332-336 Paintworks, Bristol, BS4 3AR
The session will be an interview, where you will simulate using a range of injection devices. Afterward, you will provide feedback on the features of each device and share any preferences you have based on your interactions with them. The session does not involve injecting into yourself, or another person.
Location:
Study Duration:
What we are looking for:
- Healthcare professionals who work within gastroenterology patients, and have experience interacting with injection devices as part of their role.
Interested?
Please register your details by clicking the ‘Register Now’ button. If you have any questions, please contact takepart@cruxproductdesign.com
Study Overview:
We are developing an injection device to treat a variety of conditions. The study sessions are being conducted to gather feedback on a range of devices, from people who represent the end users.
We want to hear your honest and open feedback that will be so valuable for future development.
- Date: 13th March to 10th April 2025
- Time: 90 minutes
- Incentive: £130
- Location: In-person interview at Crux Product Design, Flatiron Building, 332-336 Paintworks, Bristol, BS4 3AR
The session will be an interview, where you will simulate using a range of injection devices. Afterward, you will provide feedback on the features of each device and share any preferences you have based on your interactions with them. The session does not involve injecting into yourself, or another person.
Location:
Study Duration:
What we are looking for:
- Adults who are unpaid caregivers to someone with a health condition, such as a family member or friend.
Interested?
Please register your details by clicking the ‘Register Now’ button. If you have any questions, please contact takepart@cruxproductdesign.com
Study Overview:
We are developing an injection device to treat a variety of conditions. The study sessions are being conducted to gather feedback on a range of devices, from people who represent the end users.
We want to hear your honest and open feedback that will be so valuable for future development.
- Date: 13th March to 10th April 2025
- Time: 90 minutes
- Incentive: £130
- Location: In-person interview at Crux Product Design, Flatiron Building, 332-336 Paintworks, Bristol, BS4 3AR
The session will be an interview, where you will simulate using a range of injection devices. Afterward, you will provide feedback on the features of each device and share any preferences you have based on your interactions with them. The session does not involve injecting into yourself, or another person.
Location:
Study Duration:
What we are looking for:
- Adults who have been diagnosed with Arthritis.
Interested?
Please register your details by clicking the ‘Register Now’ button. If you have any questions, please contact takepart@cruxproductdesign.com
Study Overview:
We are developing an injection device to treat a variety of conditions. The study sessions are being conducted to gather feedback on a range of devices, from people who represent the end users.
We want to hear your honest and open feedback that will be so valuable for future development.
- Date: 13th March to 10th April 2025
- Time: 90 minutes
- Incentive: £130
- Location: In-person interview at Crux Product Design, Flatiron Building, 332-336 Paintworks, Bristol, BS4 3AR
The session will be an interview, where you will simulate using a range of injection devices. Afterward, you will provide feedback on the features of each device and share any preferences you have based on your interactions with them. The session does not involve injecting into yourself, or another person.
Location:
Study Duration:
What we are looking for:
- Adults who have been diagnosed with either Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis.
Interested?
Please register your details by clicking the ‘Register Now’ button. If you have any questions, please contact takepart@cruxproductdesign.com
Study Overview:
Here at Crux Product Design we are always looking for people to take part in paid user research studies. Your feedback is so valuable and vital to help develop products that will help the lives of others.
Please answer these quick questions so we can learn a little more about you.
We need to understand the background and experiences of our study volunteers. We are looking for a diversity of volunteers and welcome anyone from any background or lived experience. You don’t need to answer all these questions, but the more you can tell us, the more we can be sure we have a representative range of people.
You’ll hear from us if we think you may be a fit for a research study and you can decide if you’re interested and want to apply. Alternatively our ‘Research Recruitment’ page of our website has all our current live studies you can register interest in.
Location:
Study Duration:
What we are looking for:
- Healthcare professionals from across a diverse range of specialisms and backgrounds
Interested?
Please register your details by clicking the ‘Register Now’ button. If you have any questions, please contact takepart@cruxproductdesign.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Are you interested in influencing the design of medical devices and consumer products? Our leading design and engineering consultancy, with offices in Bristol, UK, and Boston, US, is looking for participants to take part in paid human factors studies.
If you can't find a suitable study in the list above, please register your interest, and we will contact you when a suitable study becomes available.
Here are a few commonly asked question related to participation in the studies!
The incentive amount will vary from study to study, depending on the length and if you are a patient or a medical professional. Payment of incentives normally takes 4 working days but sometimes can take up to 10 working days depending on your bank.
They will vary in length depending on the study type, but are normally 1 hour. Some can last a couple of hours, others all day and some are diary studies.
We are GDPR compliant so your data will not be sold and is stored securely.
Anyone can take part! Adults with health conditions, adults without health conditions, children, students, carers, doctors, nurses, pharmacists... we encourage everyone to apply.
Yes, we are grateful to anyone volunteering their time for studies. However to be impartial and inclusive we tend to not include people who have taken part in the last 3 months.
Please contact us at your earliest convenience on either;
Phone number +44 (0) 117 300 9788
Email address takepart@cruxproductdesign.com
Human factors and usability research examines the performance of a device or product. We gather feedback from potential users with the aim of improving the product for future users. Remember, there are no wrong answers!
Our head office is in Bristol, England, where some studies take place. However, we also run studies globally from other locations in the UK, Europe, and America, both in-person and virtually.
Both our Bristol and Boston offices are wheelchair accessible, featuring lifts and access to designated disabled parking spaces.