Towards a fair and transparent research participant compensation and reimbursement framework in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing compensation for participants in clinical research is well established and while international guidelines exist, defining a context-specific and fair compensation for participants in low-resource settings is challenging due to ethical concerns and the lack of practical, national compensation and reimbursement frameworks.

Methods

We reviewed Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) internal reimbursement documentation over a 10-y period and conducted a scoping literature review to expand our knowledge of compensation and reimbursement practices including ethical concerns. We developed a preliminary reimbursement framework that was presented to community advisory boards (CAB) and clinical investigators to assess its applicability, fairness and tran

SUBMITTER: Sansom LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7651161 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature