| Title: |
Towards a fair and transparent research participant compensation and reimbursement framework in Vietnam |
| Authors: |
Sansom, LJ; Minh, TPN; Hill, IE; Ha, QNT; Trong, TD; Vidaillac, C; Quynh, ND; Turner, HC; Van Nuil, JI; Phuong, DNT; Kestelyn, E |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) |
| Description: |
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 transparency. Results: The main topics discussed at the workshops centered on fairness and whether the reimbursements could be perceived as financial incentives. Other decisive factors in the decision-making process were altruism and the loss of caregivers’ earnings. Investigators raised the issue of additional burdens, whereas the CAB members were focused on non-monetary elements such as the healthcare quality the patients would receive. All elements discussed were reviewed and, where possible, incorporated into the final framework. Conclusion: Our new reimbursement framework provides a consistent, fair and transparent decision-making process and will be implemented across all future OUCRU clinical research in Vietnam. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaa066 |
| DOI: |
10.1093/inthealth/ihaa066 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaa066; https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:b40ac832-ea6b-4700-a652-fb3ff3b8a4eb |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; CC Attribution (CC BY) |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.D5DBCD61 |
| Database: |
BASE |