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U.S. National Institutes of Health

American practices of paying research subjects characterized

Published in Biotech Law Weekly, August 5th, 2005

American practices of paying clinical study participants have been elucidated.

"Despite controversy about paying research subjects, little is known about actual practices in the U.S., including what type of studies offer payment, to what type of subjects, and how amounts are determined," scientists in the United States explained.

In a study conducted by C. Grady and colleagues at the National Institutes of Health, the "protocols and consent forms of 467 studies offering payment to research subjects approved by 11 IRBs across the U.S. were reviewed to analyze how they describe and justify payment to subjects."

"Money was offered in...

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