Conflicts of interest in deep brain stimulation research and the ethics of transparency.

TitleConflicts of interest in deep brain stimulation research and the ethics of transparency.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsFins, Joseph J., and Schiff Nicholas D.
JournalJ Clin Ethics
Volume21
Issue2
Pagination125-32
Date Published2010 Summer
ISSN1046-7890
KeywordsBiomedical Research, Conflict of Interest, Deep Brain Stimulation, Equipment and Supplies, Ethics, Research, Fellowships and Scholarships, Humans, Industry, Intellectual Property, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Procedures, Research Personnel, Research Support as Topic, United States
Abstract

In this article we will draw on experiences from our own research on deep brain stimulation of the central thalamus in the minimally conscious state. We describe ethical challenges faced in clinical research involving medical devices and offer several cautionary notes about its funding and the interplay of market forces and scientific inquiry and suggest some reforms.

Alternate JournalJ Clin Ethics
PubMed ID20866018

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