Articles Tagged With: research
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Study Investigators Provide Research Ethics Training to Community Members
Tailored ethics training empowers community and youth researchers to engage meaningfully in human subjects research. These programs foster inclusion, mutual respect, and ethical literacy, enabling more equitable, participant-informed research processes and Institutional Review Board engagement.
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Ethical Approaches if Researchers Use Telehealth to Obtain Informed Consent
When someone is considering whether to participate in a clinical trial, anything researchers can do to streamline the process can boost recruitment and retention. Using telehealth as part of the informed consent process could streamline the procedure, but it also presents some ethical concerns
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Researchers Are Including People with Developmental Disabilities as Participants and Partners
If clinical trials do not include people with developmental disabilities, this poses multiple ethical concerns. People with developmental disabilities may have specific unmet health needs that can be addressed by studies that focus on them. Researchers will need to make an additional effort, and make reasonable accommodations in their study designs, to facilitate participation of those with disabilities.
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Privacy Is Ethical Concern with Suicide Research Recruitment in ED Setting
Clinical research is necessary to improve the management of potentially suicidal individuals. However, there are multiple ethical concerns about how to protect the rights and well-being of study participants.
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Ethical Research Encompasses Feedback from Community
Study investigators increasingly feel an obligation to obtain input from community members to ensure ethical research. Failing to engage respectfully and proactively with communities runs the risk of alienating people, or worse, exploiting them.
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Study Shows Increased Interest in New Male Contraceptive Gel
People are interested in a reversible and effective male contraceptive at a time when researchers are closer than ever to making this a reality, studies show.
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When Researching Youth Contraception, Include Young Voices in Study Design
Asking young people to contribute to research for improving contraceptive access can be a good strategy to improve contraception education and engagement that targets teenagers and young adults.
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Stakeholder Engagement Is Important in Palliative Care Research
Involving stakeholders in palliative care research promotes successful recruitment, data collection and analysis, and dissemination of study findings. However, researchers face many challenges in doing this effectively.
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Informed Consent Is Ethical Concern with Digital Health Research
Technologies such as wearable fitness trackers and home-based air sensors are increasingly being used to collect research participant data. This poses some new ethical challenges for researchers.
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Ethical Considerations for Validating AI Tools in Clinical Trials
With the growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare, there is a need to validate AI applications through rigorous clinical trials.