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Decision making by Research Ethics Committees (Part 2) – Risks to research participants

Leslie Gelling Posted on by Leslie Gelling in Ethics, informed consent, Research, Research ethics, Research ethics committee, respect for autonomy

In last week’s blog, the first of four in this series, I introduced the idea that decision making by Research Ethics Committees (RECs) is predominantly influenced by four considerations; the need for freely given informed consent, the risk to research … 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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