Physician, Researcher, or both?

Abstract

"You are the principal investigator of a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial investigating the efficacy of a new drug XTX007 to treat symptoms of constipation associated with irritable bowel syndrome. You need another three (3) more patients to meet your recruitment target of 40 subjects before the recruitment closing date next month. The pharmaceutical company sponsoring the trial has promised in the contract a bonus payment of S$5,000 to you if you are able to achieve the pre-set recruitment target of 40 participants. This is in addition to the S$800 payment to you for each patient recruited (over and above the fee paid to your institution for cost incurred in conducting this study at your hospital — use of facilities, materials and professional services)"