Pay-to-Participate Trials and Vulnerabilities in Research Ethics Oversight

Pay-to-Participate Trials and Vulnerabilities in Research Ethics Oversight

This Viewpoint discusses ethical considerations surrounding randomized clinical trials (RCTs) funded by patients who pay to enroll in them, and gaps in IRB oversight that could allow the trials to be approved despite possible patient exploitation and questionable scientific quality and social value.

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Veröffentlicht in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2019-10, Vol.322 (16), p.1553-1554
Hauptverfasser: Fernandez Lynch, Holly, Joffe, Steven
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Clinical trials
Human subjects
Medical ethics
Research ethics
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Zusammenfassung:This Viewpoint discusses ethical considerations surrounding randomized clinical trials (RCTs) funded by patients who pay to enroll in them, and gaps in IRB oversight that could allow the trials to be approved despite possible patient exploitation and questionable scientific quality and social value.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2019.14703