New publication examines experience of volunteers in controlled human malaria infection studies12/26/2018
A new publication by first author Stephanie Kraft of the UW and Seattle Children's Research Institute entitled “Exploring Ethical Concerns About Human Challenge Studies: A Qualitative Study of Controlled Human Malaria Infection Study Participants’ Motivations and Attitudes" is now published in the Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (link). Drs. Murphy (UW) and Kublin (Fred Hutch) collaborated with the medical ethics team led by Seema Shah (now at Northwestern University) on this study. The paper explores the experiences of participants in our controlled human malaria infection or 'CHMI' studies in Seattle. An important takeaway was that monetary compensation provided in these studies did not appear to impact the participants' ability to comprehend and assess the potential risks involved in CHMI studies. The team also found that participation in CHMI studies is sometimes a bigger commitment on the part of the volunteers than they initially realize. We could not do these trials without our generous volunteers, and we thank them for their help in the fight against malaria.
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