Clinical research: Should patients pay to play? | Synapse
July 29, 2015Open Access
Clinical research: Should patients pay to play?
Key Points
This discussion aims to evaluate the ethical concerns surrounding patient payments in clinical research.
Analysis of implications for social value and fair subject selection.
Examination of potential effects on clinical trial design.
Payment for participation may compromise the principles of social value.
Concerns arise regarding the fairness of subject selection in trials.
The integrity of clinical trial design could be threatened.
Abstract
Permitting patients to pay for participation in clinical research threatens the principles of social value and fair subject selection as well as robust clinical trial design.