Response to Merz.

Trials

Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, and Philosophy, Western University, London, ON, Canada.

Published: October 2023

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  • Jon Merz presents two main objections to our article regarding ethical concerns in trial recruitment techniques.
  • We clarify that Merz's critiques stem from a misunderstanding of our arguments and advocate for the "daily life standard" as a way to responsibly use cognitive biases.
  • We conclude that completely opposing behavioral influences is neither practical nor beneficial given their growing presence in trial recruitment practices.

Article Abstract

Jon Merz raises two objections to our article on the ethics of behavioral influences in trial recruitment. In this response, we defend our article against these objections. We argue that Merz's critique rests on a misunderstanding of our article, defend the daily life standard as a guardrail for leveraging cognitive biases, and argue that rejecting all behavioral influences is not a helpful nor a sustainable answer to their increasing use in trial recruitment.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10557161PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07693-3DOI Listing

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