Scientific Publications
The Hastings Center Report (July 2023). Global Efforts to Protect Healthy Volunteers, by Jill A Fisher. doi.org/10.1002/hast.1494
Nature Medicine (August 2023). The VolREthics initiative to protect the well-being of healthy volunteers in biomedical research, by François Bompart, Jill A. Fisher, Elizabeth Allen, Esperança Sevene, Nandini Kumar, Chun Keat Chew, Valeria Fink, Dirk Lanzerath and François Hirsch. doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023–02490‑6
Science (May 2024). Global efforts aim to protect health and safety of human “guinea pigs” in drug trials, by Martin Enserink
The Lancet (August 2024). A global ethics charter to protect healthy volunteers, by J Fisher, F Bompart, L Montrasio, S Mwale, CK Chew, S Kurundkar, Y Donazzolo, F Hirsch.
The American Journal of Medicine (April 2025). Implementing a Global Ethics Charter to Protect US Healthy Volunteers. Fisher, JA, Abadie R, Hirsch F. DOI : 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.12.005
The Lancet (November 2024). Declaration of Helsinki’s missed opportunity for healthy volunteer trials. F. Bompart, JA Fisher, S Banerjee Kurundkar, F Hirsch, S. Mwale. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)02431-0
The Lancet eClinicalMedicine (February 2025). Correspondence on “Changes in memory and cognition during the SARS-CoV‑2 human challenge study”. Ravinetto R, Hirsch F, Donazzolo Y, Montrasio L , Bompart F. DOI : 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103144
Newspaper Articles
- The Conversation (February 2021). Altruism but also vulnerability drive healthy volunteers to take part in clinical research
- Le Monde (August 2023). Essais cliniques : vers un code de bonne conduite pour le recours aux volontaires sains, by Jean-Baptiste Jacquin (Only available in French)
- When are healthy volunteers considered to be at risk ? Reflections on the 2024 Revisions to the Declaration of Helsinki. By Shadreck Mwale – Cost of Living Blog (Novembre 2024)