DURHAM, N.C. -- Medical professionals conducting clinical trials should provide more information about financial conflicts of interest before they talk to patients about participating in the trials.That is one of the main conclusions of a new survey by researchers from Duke University Medical Center and Johns Hopkins University. Their study found that 41 percent of the clinical trial coordinators surveyed had experience disclosing financial aspects of the trial to potential participants, and 28 percent of the coordinators had been asked by participants about potential financial conflicts.>>> Discuss This Story
