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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/88022, first published .
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Unique Digital Images as Incentives in Clinical Trials: A Digital Shift Toward Meaningful Participation

Unique Digital Images as Incentives in Clinical Trials: A Digital Shift Toward Meaningful Participation

Xavier Tadeo   1, 2 , PhD ;   Gyula Seres   1, 2 , PhD ;   Peter Wang   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Yoann Sapanel   1, 4 , PhD ;   Alexandria Remus   1, 2, 3, 5, 6 , PhD ;   Jasmine L Eyal   1 ;   Jason Kai-Wei Lee   1, 2, 5, 6, 7 , PhD, FACSM ;   Simon Chesterman   8, 9 , DPhil, LLB ;   Julian Savulescu   10, 11, 12 , PhD ;   John Eu-Li Wong   13, 14 , MBBS ;   Christopher L Asplund   1, 2, 3, 15 , PhD ;   R Brian Stone   16 , MA ;   Benjamin C K Tee   2, 17, 18, 19 , PhD ;   Reza Shokri   20 , PhD ;   Marlena Raczkowska   1, 2 , PhD ;   Li Ming Chong   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Siong Peng Kwek   1, 2 ;   Agata Blasiak   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Dean Ho   1, 2, 3, 4, 21, 22 , PhD

1 Institute for Digital Medicine (WisDM), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SG.01, Singapore

2 The N.1 Institute for Health (N.1), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

3 Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore

4 Singapore’s Health District @ Queenstown, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

5 Heat Resilience & Performance Centre, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

6 Human Potential Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

7 Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

8 Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore

9 NUS AI Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore

10 Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

11 Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

12 Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

13 Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

14 Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, National University Hospital Singapore, Singapore

15 Department of Social Sciences, Yale-NUS College, Singapore

16 Division of Industrial Design, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore

17 Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), National University of Singapore, Singapore

18 Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore

19 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), National University of Singapore, Singapore

20 Department of Computer Science, School of Computing, National University of Singapore, Singapore

21 Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

22 The Bia-Echo Asia Centre for Reproductive Longevity and Equality, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Corresponding Author:

  • Xavier Tadeo, PhD
  • Institute for Digital Medicine (WisDM), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  • National University of Singapore
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  • Singapore, SG.01 117456
  • Singapore
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  • Email: lsixtc@nus.edu.sg