Clinical trial remuneration: the patients' perspective.

Patients’ motivations for participating in cardiovascular clinical trials: a local perspective

OBJECTIVE To investigate patients' motivations for participating in cardiovascular clinical trials. METHODS Patients attending TREAD Research, located within Tygerberg Hospital, Parow, Western Cape, between January 2005 and May 2006 were approached to participate in the study. Consenting patients were given a validated questionnaire to complete in their home language. All questionnaires were ...

Clinical trials from the patient perspective: survey in an online patient community

BACKGROUND Developing new medicines relies on the successful conduct of clinical trials. As trial protocols become more arduous, it becomes harder to recruit and retain patient volunteers, although recent efforts such as OMERACT and I-SPY2 show that partnering with patients can be beneficial. We sought to describe drivers and barriers to trial participation, as well as condition-specific trial ...

Physician remuneration in industry-sponsored clinical trials: the case for standardized clinical trial budgets.

A comparative analysis of remuneration models for pharmaceutical professional services.

OBJECTIVES Pharmacists provide a wide range of professional services to support the appropriate use of medicines by patients. This study aims to conduct an international, comparative analysis of remuneration models for pharmaceutical professional services. METHODS Information about remuneration models was derived from a literature review and a semi-structured questionnaire completed by expert...

Working with Community Health Workers as ‘volunteers’ in a Vaccine Trial: Practical and Ethical Experiences and Implications

Community engagement is increasingly emphasized in biomedical research, as a right in itself, and to strengthen ethical practice. We draw on interviews and observations to consider the practical and ethical implications of involving Community Health Workers (CHWs) as part of a community engagement strategy for a vaccine trial on the Kenyan Coast. CHWs were initially engaged as an important netw...