Avoiding Exploitation in Phase I Clinical Trials: More than (Un)Just Compensation. Issue 1 (March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lamkin, Matt; Elliott, Carl
• Other Names: Wolf Susan M. guest-editor.; Clayton Ellen Wright guest-editor.; Lawrenz Frances guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of law, medicine & ethics. Volume 46:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 52
• Page End: 63
• Publication Date: 2018-03
• Subjects: Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Periodicals; Medical ethics -- Periodicals; Jurisprudence -- Periodicals; Legislation, Medical -- Periodicals; Legislation, Nursing -- Periodicals; Ethics -- Periodicals; Forensic Medicine -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Societies -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Law and legislation; Medical ethics; Medical laws and legislation; United States; Periodicals; 344.73041
• DOI: 10.1177/1073110518766008
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-1105

Abstract

Lowering compensation to research subjects to protect them from "undue inducement" is a misguided attempt to shoehorn a concern about exploitation into the framework of autonomy. We suggest that oversight bodies should be less concerned about undue influence than about exploitation of subjects. Avoiding exploitation in human subjects research requires not only increasing compensation, but enhancing the dignity of research participation.