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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Transl Sci. 2011 Nov 7;4(6):403–413. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-8062.2011.00349.x

Table 5.

Reasons Identified by Participants for Participating in Clinical Research

  1. Altruism

  2. Study topic relevant to the individual’s health or the health of family/friends

  3. Anticipated learning about science, research or health topics from participation

  4. Access to new therapies

  5. Financial compensation

  6. Free healthcare

  7. Researchers enrolled as research participants

  8. Family influence

  9. Commitment to volunteerism

  10. Previous positive experience with investigator