FDA questions role of payments in Zimmer Dynesys study

Posted on | November 3, 2009 | No Comments

Most patients in the trial were treated by surgeons who had received consulting payments from Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer. More than half of the patients in the trial were treated at medical centers that reported more than $100,000 in payments from the company, according to FDA’s review.

The FDA said one analysis of the company’s results showed a positive relationship between financial payments and clinical success for the device.

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Category: Clinical Studies, Ethics, FDA