title: Compensation for injured study subjects in clinical trials: an ethical obligation in human subjects research.
abstract: The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues suggested in its report "Research Across Borders: Proceedings of the International Research Panel of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues" that the United States should implement a system to compensate research subjects for research-related injuries. This article not only analyzes the Commission's recommendation critically, but also discusses if an ethical obligation exists to compensate study subjects for research-related injuries. In addition, the article compares the status quo of the United States to the one in Germany. Germany is one of the countries, which has an established insurance system for research-related injuries based on a non-fault system.
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Buechner
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D035881:Compensation and Redress / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D035842:Research Subjects / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States