Payments offered to research subjects in 467 US protocols at 11 IRBs, overall median

$155

USD per study participant (total amount offered), US

“total amounts were usually modest (overall median $155)”

Grady et al., Contemporary Clinical Trials 2005, An analysis of U.S. practices of paying research participants, 2005-06

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Peer-reviewed study
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What to know
Old (2005 dollars). The range was $5 to $2000, and variation in the amounts was largely unexplained.

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