Ethical issues in clinical research

Distinguishing between clinical practice and clinical research: A Review of definitions and ethical issues

While Clinical research and clinical practice are closely related, distinguishing and maintaining the boundaries between them has form determining debates in contemporary bioethics. The most important implication of the research-practice distinction is to identify which clinical activities need review and oversight by research ethics committees. Adopting distinct approaches to clinical research...

Ethical Issues in Enhancement Research

This paper is a preliminary exploration concerning how the ethics of research on human subjects may differ when we move from the well-discussed context of research on therapies to the less-discussed context of research on enhancements. A number of differences are described. There are some features that make such research more morally problematic in certain ways, but some of the features may act...

Ethical Issues in Psychological Research

Ethical Issues Pertinent to Current Clinical Research Environment in India

Research has two important pillars such as researchers and research participants; and it is a dedication from both of them that yields new information leading to the advancement of science. Mutual respect on behalf of both is an essential element for successful research, but unfortunately, an air of mistrust has developed in recent times, and ethical concerns are raised globally regarding condu...

Institutional review board (IRB) and ethical issues in clinical research

Clinical research has expanded tremendously in the past few decades and consequently there has been growing interest in the ethical guidelines that are being followed for the protection of human subjects. This review summarizes historical scandals and social responses chronologically from World War II to the Death of Ellen Roche (2001) to emphasize the lessons we must learn from history. Intern...