Study Examines Clinical Trial Volunteers' Perceptions of Investigators' Financial Interests
Investigators' financial interests have little effect on potential clinical trial participants.
NY-April 3, 2008-The Journal of General Internal Medicine published a new study online that takes a look at how disclosing the financial interests of investigators affects the willingness of potential trial volunteers to participate. Generally, the research-compiled by Duke University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Wake Forest School of Medicine and School of Law, and funded by the National Institutes of Health-showed that potential subjects' desires to volunteer were generally unaffected by learning about an investigator's financial interest, although some volunteers' levels of trust in the investigator was influenced upon the reveal of financial interests. To read more, visit www.springerlink.com/content/jn8914455w236040.
Including Women of Childbearing Age in Clinical Research
March 26th 2024In recognition of International Women's Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and Marie Teil, Global Head of UCB’s Women of Childbearing Age Program. They speak about the specific challenges women with chronic illnesses face when accessing appropriate treatment and participating in clinical trials, UCB's Women of Childbearing Age Program and it’s most successful strategies, and much more.
Improving Engagement While Maintaining Data Integrity & Validity
March 19th 2024In recognition of Women's Health Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and uMotif's Chief Product Officer, Julia Lakeland, discuss new technologies improving patient engagement and reducing the emotional and logistical burdens of participation, ethical considerations that should be addressed when implementing those technologies, while ensuring patient privacy, and much more.
