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Ethical issues regarding fee-for-service-funded research within a complementary medicine context.

S Evans¹, J B Block

¹Genetic Services Management, Inc, Omaha, NE 68131, USA. sevans@gsm-usa.com

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (New York, N.Y.)

|February 2, 2002

Summary

Fee-for-service funding for clinical research on preventive complementary medicine, like dietary supplements, is ethically justifiable. This approach supports vital research, even if cost is a barrier for some participants.

Keywords:

Biomedical and Behavioral Research

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Area of Science:

Complementary Medicine
Clinical Research Ethics
Preventive Health

Background:

Ethical considerations in funding clinical research for preventive complementary medicine are complex.
Fee-for-service models present an alternative funding strategy for such research.
Historical precedents exist for patient-funded clinical research.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the ethical implications of using fee-for-service models to fund clinical research on preventive complementary medicine.
To assess the ethical basis for patients paying for clinical trials focused on dietary supplements for disease prevention.
To argue for the expanded use of fee-for-service funding in complementary medicine research.

Main Methods:

Identification and discussion of six key ethical questions from relevant literature.
Analysis of arguments supporting patient payment for clinical experimentation.
Examination of historical precedents in patient-funded research.

Main Results:

A rational and ethical basis exists for patients to pay for clinical trials on supplement-directed disease prevention.
Acceptance of potential non-participation due to cost is ethically permissible.
Moderate profit and researcher fees are deemed acceptable within this funding model.
Informed consent is achievable in patient-funded research settings.

Conclusions:

Fee-for-service funding is an ethically appropriate and valuable model for complementary medicine research, especially for dietary supplements.
Patient-funded research is not inherently less ethical than other funding models.
Expanded use of fee-for-service funding can enhance research into preventive health strategies.