New study on effects of disclosing financial interests on participation in medical research
Saturday, October 4, 2008 - 12:35
in Health & Medicine
Knowing how an investigator is paid for running a research study surprisingly plays a small role in patients' willingness to take part in clinical trials. However, according to a new Johns Hopkins University study more participants are troubled when they are told that the investigator could profit or lose money depending on the results.