Incentives in Research: IRB Considerations and Best Practices

It’s no secret that incentives are a critical component of recruiting participants. Conducting high-quality, innovative research requires participant retention and engagement, and opting to offer an incentive or “thank you” shows participants you value their time.

However, simply incentivizing participation isn’t enough - it needs to be done well, in an IRB-compliant manner that decreases manual work, integrates seamlessly with a survey platform like Qualtrics, and increases participation without affecting data quality or data privacy.

Rybbon’s self-service platform, used by schools like Duke, Rutgers, Stanford, and NORC, is ideal for researchers who want to launch rewards programs quickly, decrease the administrative burden of manual delivery, and streamline rewards management by integrating directly into your research tool, whether it’s Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, or a custom tool.