Measuring Trust in Clinical Research - Drug Discovery and Development

With the goal of raising understanding and public confidence in the clinical research enterprise, the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) has published the September 2008 issue of its peer-reviewed journal, The Monitor, for the general public. The issue, Measuring Trust in Clinical Research features 12 articles from clinical researchers, others devoted to understanding research participation, including; some are written from the research volunteer’s perspective.

The articles on Measuring Trust in Clinical Research are:

Public Confidence and Trust Today: A Review of Public Opinion Polls
Transparency and Clinical Trials: Are We Setting the Right Priorities?
Resources for Research Participants—Never Enough!
The Role and Impact of the Principal Investigator
Forgetting Individuality in Patient Recruiting
The Other Side of Research: The Face Behind the Trial
360 Degrees of Clinical Research
The “Professional Volunteer” for Research: An Interview
In Recognition of the Clinical Trial Participant
Restoring Public Confidence in Clinical Research: Lessons from the Organ Donation Sector
Increasing the Public’s Trust in Research
Restoring Public Trust in Clinical Research Through Outreach and Education