Ten Steps to Developing a National Agenda to Address Financial Conflicts of Interest in Industry Sponsored Clinical Research

Authors: TERESKERZ, PATRICIA; MORENO, JONATHAN

Source: Accountability in Research: Policies and Quality Assurance, Volume 12, Number 2, Number 2/April-June 2005 , pp. 139-155(17)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

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Abstract:

Financial liaisons between clinical researchers, research institutions, and industrial sponsors have gained momentum in recent years. In the process, it has been argued by many that trust in the research infrastructure is being eroded by the financial conflicts of interest that emerge from these arrangements. Yet, the financial resources of industry are needed to continue technology transfer from the bench to the bedside. Policy makers and government regulators are currently struggling to determine how to best manage financial conflicts of interest that emerge from these liaisons. Various organizations and governmental entities have proposed different strategies. This paper explores the limitations of existing measures and recommends that a unified national agenda is needed. We propose 10 steps to develop an agenda to address financial conflicts of interest in industry-sponsored clinical research.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08989620590957229

Affiliations: 1: Center for Biomedical Ethics University of Virginia, School of Medicine

Publication date: 2005-04-01

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