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Study findings from Chicago Medical Center, Department of Surgery provide new insights into clinical trials

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, November 30th, 2006

Scientists discuss in "Informed consent, capitation, and conflicts of interest in clinical trials: views from the field" new findings in s. "The beliefs of research team members about informed consent practices are not well studied, especially in regard to financial aspects of research such as capitation fees. Sponsors of research offer capitation fees for the enrollment of subjects, and although this money is intended to cover the costs of the research it can sometimes be used in other ways," researchers in Toronto, Canada report.

"There is no clear consensus about whether this financial aspect of trials should be part of the informed consent process or whether it...

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