Personal Attribute Research Participant Compensation Request inclusion into relevant ontology The label for this term has been changed to be more specific than the original "Compensation". Few but definitions not freely available SCDO (Jade Hotchkiss) Study Participant Compensation Reimbursement of research participants for costs directly incurred during the research, such as travel costs and reasonable compensation for their inconvenience and time spent. Compensation can be monetary or non-monetary. Research participants should be reasonably reimbursed for costs directly incurred during the research, such as travel costs, and compensated reasonably for their inconvenience and time spent. Compensation can be monetary or non-monetary. Compensation must not be so large as to induce potential participants to consent to participate in the research against their better judgment ("undue inducement"). A local research ethics committee must approve reimbursement and compensation for research participants. International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans, Fourth Edition. Geneva, Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS); 2016.