TY - JOUR
T1 - "Geographical randomization" and "Social exploitation" in clinical research
T2 - World trials in Santiago, Chile
AU - Bicudo, Edison
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - In the discussion of global clinical trials, two ideas are frequently advanced. Firstly, it is sometimes articulated that companies can displace clinical protocols between countries quite easily (what I propose to call "geographical randomization"). The second idea conveys that global trials lead to the exploitation of poor regions and poor people ("social exploitation"). By analyzing the context of Santiago, the capital city of Chile, I argue that, although these ideas are not myths, they cannot capture the whole complexity of global trials. On the one hand, geographical factors restrain the mobility of the clinical trials industry. On the other, studies tend to be concentrated in wealthier areas with more affluent people.
AB - In the discussion of global clinical trials, two ideas are frequently advanced. Firstly, it is sometimes articulated that companies can displace clinical protocols between countries quite easily (what I propose to call "geographical randomization"). The second idea conveys that global trials lead to the exploitation of poor regions and poor people ("social exploitation"). By analyzing the context of Santiago, the capital city of Chile, I argue that, although these ideas are not myths, they cannot capture the whole complexity of global trials. On the one hand, geographical factors restrain the mobility of the clinical trials industry. On the other, studies tend to be concentrated in wealthier areas with more affluent people.
KW - Chile
KW - Clinical trials
KW - Globalization
KW - Santiago
KW - Social exploitation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79955716201&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1353829211000517
U2 - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.03.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79955716201
SN - 1353-8292
VL - 17
SP - 807
EP - 813
JO - Health and Place
JF - Health and Place
IS - 3
ER -