Payment of research participants: current practice and policies of Irish research ethics committees.
J Med Ethics
; 39(9): 591-3, 2013 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Payment of research participants helps to increase recruitment for research studies, but can pose ethical dilemmas. Research ethics committees (RECs) have a centrally important role in guiding this practice, but standardisation of the ethical approval process in Ireland is lacking.AIM:
Our aim was to examine REC policies, experiences and concerns with respect to the payment of participants in research projects in Ireland.METHOD:
Postal survey of all RECs in Ireland.RESULTS:
Response rate was 62.5% (n=50). 80% of RECs reported not to have any established policy on the payment of research subjects while 20% had refused ethics approval to studies because the investigators proposed to pay research participants. The most commonly cited concerns were the potential for inducement and undermining of voluntary consent.CONCLUSIONS:
There is considerable variability among RECs on the payment of research participants and a lack of clear consensus guidelines on the subject. The development of standardised guidelines on the payment of research subjects may enhance recruitment of research participants.Palavras-chave
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comitês de Ética em Pesquisa
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Sujeitos da Pesquisa
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Experimentação Humana
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Ethics
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Irlanda