The purpose of this policy is to establish clear institutional standards for compensating individuals who participate in IRB-approved research conducted under the auspices of the Duke University Health System (DUHS) Institutional Review Board (IRB). This policy is designed to ensure that compensation for research participation is administered ethically and transparently, that it appropriately recognizes participants’ time, inconvenience, and expenses without exerting undue influence on their decision to participate or continue in a study, and that all proposed compensation plans comply with applicable federal regulations, IRB review requirements, and tax reporting obligations.
The policy also describes restrictions on payments to investigators and study personnel to ensure ethical, compliant, and appropriate conduct of human participant research