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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST rl40R0x5. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Context Despite federal regulations on faculty conflicts of interest in federally funded research, academic-industry ties are common, and evidence exists that financial considerations bias the research record. Public scrutiny of these ties is increasing, especially in cases where researchers have financial interests in the corporate sponsors of their clinical research. Objective To review policies on conflict of interest at major biomedical research institutions in the United States. Design Cross-sectional survey and content analysis study conducted from August 1998 to February 2000. Setting and Participants The 100 US institutions with the most funding from the National Institutes of Health in 1998 were initially sampled ; policies from 89 institutions were available and included in the analysis. Main Outcome Measures Process for disclosure, review, and management of conflicts of interest and specified management strategies or limitations, according to the institutions'faculty/staff conflict of interest policies. Results Content of the conflict of interest policies varied widely across institutions. Fifty-five percent of policies (n=49) required disclosures from all faculty while 45% (n=40) required them only from principal investigators or those conducting research. (...)
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