Healthy Skepticism Library item: 13745

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Publication type: Journal Article

Snyder L, Mueller PS.
Research in the physician's office: navigating the ethical minefield.
Hastings Cent Rep 2008 Mar-Apr; 38:(2):23-5
http://www.thehastingscenter.org/publications/hcr/hcr.asp

Abstract:

The article focuses on the ethical aspects of conducting clinical research in the physician’s office. As industry funding of research in academic medical centers has declined, more and more physicians’ offices and private testing centers find themselves at the receiving end of research funding. However, a physician must consider the impact of the clinical trial on the physician-patient relationship. The physician must also consider the scientific validity and value of the trial, as well as compensation issues and conflicts of interest.

Keywords:
Publication Types: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. MeSH Terms: Clinical Trials as Topic/economics Clinical Trials as Topic/ethics* Conflict of Interest* Drug Industry*/ethics Drug Industry*/trends Ethical Review Ethics, Clinical* Ethics, Medical* Ethics, Research* Humans Internal Medicine/ethics Multicenter Studies as Topic/ethics Office Visits* Physician-Patient Relations/ethics Reimbursement Mechanisms Research Design Research Support as Topic Researcher-Subject Relations/ethics Trust