New Delhi A formula to determine the financial compensation that victims of clinical trials would be entitled to has been proposed by the health ministry.

In case of death resulting from clinicals trials, the deceased’s age, income, seriousness and severity of the disease he was suffering from at the time of enrolling into the trial is expected to be taken into account. In case of an injury that has resulted from clinical trials, an additional factor — the percentage of permanent disability — would be measured to arrive at the financial compensation that the clinical trial victim is entitled to.