Undisclosed results of clinical trials
This issue of ...Jane Garland, a psychiatrist, clinical researcher and past investigator in SSRI trials, states that negative results from SSRI trials go unpublished, while the published evidence to support their use is flimsy at best. She calls on physicianresearchers to take a collective stand and demand disclosure of all data. ...In a related commentary, Herxheimer and Mintzes point to flawed...Undisclosed payments to doctors recruiting trial patients is unethical
Doctors are often paid to recruit patients to clinical trials sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, yet such payments are often not disclosed to the patients. Researchers in this week's BMJ argue that this practice is unethical and damages efforts to involve patients more fully in clinical trials....... Over the years, payments have soared to thousands of pounds per completed patient, and well-....What if your lawyer got paid more if you received a smaller settlement? Or your.mechanic reaped a bonus for withholding service on your car?. .In an effort to contain health-care costs, many managed-care companies reward.doctors who restrict medical care. Such financial incentives should be disclosed.to patients and consumer groups, says Thomas H. Gallagher, M.D., in a recent.issue of the Ameri...