Protecting vulnerable subjects in clinical research: children, pregnant women, prisoners, and employees.

The federal has established guidelines ane regulations for the protection of vulnerable research subjects, especially children, pregnant women, cognitively impaired persons, and prisoners. In addition, students, residents, and employees are recognized as special research populations. Clinical invest...

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Publicado en:Respiratory Care Vol. 53; no. 10; pp. 1342 - 1350
Autor principal: Schwenzer KJ
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Oct2008
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
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Sumario:The federal has established guidelines ane regulations for the protection of vulnerable research subjects, especially children, pregnant women, cognitively impaired persons, and prisoners. In addition, students, residents, and employees are recognized as special research populations. Clinical investigators need to be aware of and use these federal guidelines appropriately. This article provides practical guidance for respiratory therapists who conduct research with these patient populations and solutions to the barriers investigators commonly encounter when studying these patient populations.