Factors influencing parental willingness for their baby's participation in vaccine clinical trials

Dr Neeta Hanumante; Dr Dipali Desale; Mr R. B.Deshmukh

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

Factors influencing parental willingness for their baby's participation in vaccine clinical trials

Dr Neeta Hanumante, Dr Dipali Desale, Mr R. B. Deshmukh

Abstract :

Abstract: The study was planned to determine factors influencing parental decisions to permit their baby, to participate or not, in randomized vaccine clinical trials with the aim of improving recruitment in vaccine clinical trials. This was prospective cross sectional non interventional study. Study population consisted of parents (n=125) of babies aged 6–8 weeks, A questionnaire was used which covered the basic demographic information and reasons for parents’ willingness for their baby to participate or not into clinical trials. The demographic characteristics of participating babies which were in favour of clinical trial participation were i.e. female child & successive birth order. Establishing trust with parents, counselling both parents, explaining study in detail as regards to risk/benefits, valuing their time, emerge to be the key factors for increasing participation of babies in vaccine clinical trial.