Research ethics and clinical trials: Fostering collaboration with research participants |
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| Authors: | Etienne Phipps Janet Fleetwood Anthony Piraino |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Medicine , Albert Einstein Medical Center and Temple University School of Medicine , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;2. Department of Medicine , Albert Einstein Medical Center , 5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA, 19141, USA Phone: (215) 456–8347 Fax: (215) 456–8347;3. Division of Medical Humanities , Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, MCP, Hahnemann University School of Medicine;4. Division of Clinical Pharmacology , Allegheny University of the Health Sciences |
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| Abstract: | Accountability in research is a concept that applies to researchers and study participants alike. Human subjects play an active part in the success or failure of a clinical trial by virtue of their understanding of a study's goals expectations of personal gain, and adherence to study design. Trials must be designed to address patient concerns, offer an improved consent process, and move beyond our narrow conception of “patient rights.”; Problems with protocol adherence may be reduced by conceptualizing clinical research as an endeavor with mutual accountability within a relational ethic. |
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| Keywords: | Ethics research participants clinical trials |
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