Pressures on Clinical Trials

Information on Pressures on Clinical Trials
According to Stan Woollen, Associate Director for Bioresearch Monitoring at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the pressures on clinical trials have increased in recent years. There are several reasons for this:

There is increased competition to get the human subjects needed for a clinical trial. Recent deaths during clinical trials at the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins have made people less willing to participate in human research.
There is an influx of clinical investigators (researchers) who may not understand all of the federal, state, and other guidelines for clinical trials. These researchers may not be familiar with clinical procedures and have a greater chance of making a mistake.
The companies sponsoring the clinical trial want the process to go as quickly as possible. Time is money for these companies. They can not market to the public and make a profit until the clinical trials are over.
There is an increased reliance on contractors to perform some of the processes in clinical trials, resulting in a possible lack of organization and accountability.
Sometimes the people and organizations involved in the human research during a clinical trial have a conflict of interest, meaning they stand to gain in some way by positive results from the clinical trial. This has caused numerous problems and puts the human subjects at risk.

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