Ethical Considerations in Research

Ethical considerations in adherence research

Poor adherence to treatment is a common cause of medical treatment failure. Studying adherence is complicated by the potential for the study environment to impact adherence behavior. Studies performed without informing patients about adherence monitoring must balance the risks of deception against the potential benefits of the knowledge to be gained. Ethically monitoring a patient's adherence t...

Ethical considerations in phenomenological research.

Wendy Walker examines some important ethical issues that researchers need to consider before and during phenomenological research. She argues that failure to address such issues means putting at risk the rights of research participants.

Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Research

The conduct of research in pediatric subjects is crucial to optimizing clinical care in this diverse patient population. Although the demand for pediatric research remains high, the logistical implementation is complex. Many factors have led to a lack of pediatric research, including lack of agreed-on end points, informed consent issues, and the general perception that pediatric patients are vu...

Ethical Considerations in HIV preventative vaccine research

Ethical considerations in research with children.

The author discusses the nature of research in a therapeutic context, the documentation required by a review committee, the problem of proxy consent for children and other 'incompetent' individuals, the balance of risk-to-benefit, and the protection owed by society to its most vulnerable members. Opposing views are presented regarding the ethics of involving children in research. The difficulty...