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Federal regulations require researchers to maintain an equitable selection of participants, and IRBs take this into consideration when reviewing study protocols. But what are the ethical implications when a study has difficulty recruiting or retaining subjects? From an IRB perspective, recruitment must not be coercive, but how can researchers ensure participants are truly willing volunteers in small studies that require a major physical commitment?

Participant recruitment can pose challenges from ethical perspective