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The legacy of the Tuskegee syphilis study

Leslie Gelling Posted on by Leslie Gelling in Ethics, History of research ethics, informed consent, Recruitment and retention, Research, Research ethics, Research ethics committee, Tuskegee Syphilis Study

There are several events in the history of research ethics that have had an impact on how we think about the ethical conduct of research in the 21st century. Amongst these will be the Nuremberg Trials and subsequent Nuremberg Code … Continue reading

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Facing the challenges of recruitment to clinical trials

Leslie Gelling Posted on by Leslie Gelling in Ethics, informed consent, Recruitment and retention, Research

A huge amount of planning goes into writing research protocols and developing recruitment strategies but it is only when research begins in the real world that researchers can start to grapple with the challenges of recruitment.  During a recent Clinfield … Continue reading

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Respect for autonomy

Leslie Gelling Posted on by Leslie Gelling in confidentiality, Ethics, Fidelity, informed consent, Justice, Non-maleficence, Recruitment and retention, Research, Research ethics, respect for autonomy, Veracity

In the seventh and final blog in this series on the ethical principles underpinning research I’m going to consider ‘respect for autonomy’.  This principle requires that researchers allow individuals to make free and voluntary decisions about participating in research after … Continue reading

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