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The "mild-torture economy": exploring the world of professional research subjects and its ethical implications / "A tortura da economia moderada": explorando o mundo dos sujeitos de pesquisa profissionais e suas implicações éticas
Abadie, Roberto.
  • Abadie, Roberto; University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Department of Sociology. US
Physis (Rio J.) ; 25(3): 709-728, jul.-set. 2015.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-764173
ABSTRACT
AbstractThis paper documents the emergence of the subject of professional research in Phase I clinical trials that test the safety of drugs in development. Based on ethnographic research among subjects self-identified as "professional guinea pigs" in Philadelphia, USA, it examines their experiences and opinions on the conduct of trials and risks they take. The author argues that the risks posed by the continued participation, such as exposure to potentially dangerous drug interactions are minimized or ignored by research subjects because of the prospect of financial gain. Risks to the professional guinea pigs are also ignored by the pharmaceutical industry, which has become dependent on the usual participation of experienced research subjects. Arguing that financial incentives undermine the ethical imperative of informed consent to be given freely by volunteers, this research confirms the need to reform the policies governing the participation of paid subjects in Phase I clinical trials.
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ResumoEste artigo documenta o surgimento do sujeito da pesquisa profissional na Fase I de ensaios clínicos que testam a segurança de medicamentos em desenvolvimento. Baseado em pesquisas etnográficas entre sujeitos autoidentificados "cobaias profissionais" na Filadélfia, EUA, o estudo examina suas experiências e opiniões sobre a condução dos ensaios e os riscos que assumem na participação. O autor argumenta que os riscos apresentados pela participação contínua, como a exposição às interações medicamentosas potencialmente perigosas, são minimizados ou ignorados pelos sujeitos de pesquisa devido à perspectiva de ganhos financeiros. Os riscos para as cobaias profissionais também são ignorados pela indústria farmacêutica, que se tornou dependente da participação habitual de sujeitos de pesquisa experientes. Argumentando que os incentivos financeiros comprometem o imperativo ético de consentimento informado a ser dado livremente pelos voluntários, esta pesquisa confirma a necessidade de reformar as políticas que regulam a participação de sujeitos pagos na Fase I de ensaios clínicos.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Risk-Taking / Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic / Research Subjects / Drug Industry / Drug Development Type of study: Etiology study / Health economic evaluation / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Physis (Rio J.) Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States Institution/Affiliation country: University of Nebraska-Lincoln/US

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Risk-Taking / Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic / Research Subjects / Drug Industry / Drug Development Type of study: Etiology study / Health economic evaluation / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Physis (Rio J.) Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States Institution/Affiliation country: University of Nebraska-Lincoln/US