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A Malawi guideline for research study participant remuneration
Stephen B Gordon1, Lameck Chinula2, Ben Chilima3
1Malawi LIverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Program, Blantyre, Malawi.
Wellcome Open Research
|January 24, 2019
Summary
New guidelines provide fair and consistent research participant remuneration in Malawi. This structured table ensures reasonable compensation for time and expenses, benefiting researchers and participants across Africa.
Area of Science:
- Clinical Research Ethics
- Health Economics
- African Research Capacity Development
Background:
- Research participant remuneration lacks global consistency due to unclear best practices and guidelines.
- Recent recommendations advocate for region-specific guidelines on fair participant remuneration, covering expenses, time, and burden.
- Incentives for participation are permissible under specific conditions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop precise, regionally informed remuneration guidelines for Malawi, applicable to African researchers and review committees.
- To create evidence-based remuneration tables addressing regional contexts and specific payment rationales.
- To establish a structured model for fair and transparent research participant compensation.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive review of existing international and regional literature on research participant remuneration.
- Development of widely applicable and specific remuneration tables based on acceptable payment rationales.
- Facilitation of an inter-disciplinary workshop to refine the remuneration and compensation model.
Main Results:
- Identified a scarcity of published regional guidelines contrasted with ample international best practices.
- Developed a structured remuneration table with a clear rationale and methodology.
- Established a reimbursement and compensation model featuring fixed, pro rata, and equitable payment rates.
Conclusions:
- Malawian researchers and regulators endorse transparent and equitable research participant remuneration.
- The developed Malawi research participant remuneration table offers a practical tool for implementation.
- These guidelines aim to improve consistency and fairness in research compensation across Africa.
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