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Safety First: Recognizing and Managing the Risks to Child Participants in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-01-25 18:14

Research involving the vulnerable sick.

Authors: Weijer, C
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Accountability in Research
Abstract: Discusses challenges associated with research involving the vulnerable sick, including deciding who among the ill count as vulnerable, and the need to include protections, including enrolling subjects in a study only with a strong j...
Year: 1999
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=11657560
DOI:
10.1080/08989629908573940

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-29 13:36

The limitations of "vulnerability" as a protection for human research participants.

Authors: Eckenwiler, L ; Levine, C ; Sugarman, Jeremy ; Hammerschmidt, D ; Faden, Ruth R. ; Grady, C
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: American Journal of Bioethics
Abstract: This article examines the concept of vulnerability in research ethics, and discusses how different regulations and policy documents have dealt with the concept of vulnerability, either as an inability to give informed consent or emp...
Year: 2004
DOI: 10.1080/15265160490497083

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-29 13:34

Biomedical research involving prisoners: ethical values and legal regulation.

Authors: Gostin, LO
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
Abstract: Discusses the history , ethics and regulatory issues involved when using prisoners in biomedical research. Suggests safeguards that should be put in place to promote responsible research and to reduce risks to participating prisoner...
Year: 2007
URL: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=976413

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-29 13:33

Mentally disabled research subjects. The enduring policy issues.

Authors: Dresser, R
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: JAMA
Abstract: The author explores how U.S. regulatory policy falls to resolve many ethical issues inherent in research involving mentally disabled adults, and the many areas that must be addressed by investigators and institutional review boards ...
Year: 1996
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=8667543

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-29 13:32

ETHICS: The Ethics of International Research with Abandoned Children

Authors: Millum, Joseph ; Emanuel, Ezekiel J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science
Abstract: The article discusses the ethical issues, such as standards of care, informed consent, and posttrial benefits, which are posed in the context of substantial healthcare inequalities. It cited the Bucharest Early Intervention Project ...
Year: 2007
DOI: 10.1126/science.1153822

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-06-15 11:52

Safety First: Recognizing and Managing the Risks to Child Participants in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research

Authors: Schmidt, Matthias H. ; Downie, Jocelyn
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Accountability in Research: Policies & Quality Assurance
Abstract: In this article,the authors focus on recent information about the physical risks of pediatric magnetic resonance imaging research and highlight information gaps, and the potential dangers posed to children participating in this kid...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1080/08989620902984106

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-20 16:36

The Therapeutic Misconception: A Threat to Valid Parental Consent for Pediatric Neuroimaging Research

Authors: Kenny, Nuala ; D'Arcy, Ryan ; Hadskis, Michael ; Downie, Jocelyn ; Schmidt, Matthias H.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Accountability in Research: Policies & Quality Assurance
Abstract: Neuroimaging research has brought major advances to child health and well-being. However, because of the vulnerabilities associated with neurological and developmental conditions, the parental need for hope, and the expectation of p...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1080/08989620801946917

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-20 16:33

Vulnerable Subjects and Canadian Research Governance

Authors: Wilson, Mark
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: The article focuses on research ethics and regulatory climate in Canada. The legal validity of research involving persons unable to provide consent is addressed in the article. The rights and welfare of research subjects have been h...
Year: 2005

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:29

The Issue of Consent in Research that Administers Drugs of Addiction to Addicted Persons

Authors: Hall, Wayne ; Carter, Adrian
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Accountability in Research: Policies & Quality Assurance
Abstract: In addiction, impaired control over drug use raises questions about the capacity of addicted persons to consent to participate in research studies in which they are given their drug of addiction. the authors review the case for doin...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1080/08989620802388689

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-20 16:32

Can Underpowered Clinical Trials Be Justified?

Authors: Rosoff, Philip M.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: The article discusses several issues related to clinical trials. The goal of human clinical trials is to identify safe and effective therapies. To justify exposing individuals to the risks of new interventions physicians often balan...
Year: 2004

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:25

Knowledge of Regulations Governing Pediatric Research: A Pilot Study

Authors: Stroustrup, Annemarie ; Kornetsky, Susan ; Joffe, Steven
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: The article discusses the study on knowledge of regulations governing pediatric research protocols in the U.S. The study evaluated self-reported preparedness for clinical research review, both in general and with respect to pediatri...
Year: 2008

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:27

The Research and Family Liaison: Enhancing Informed Consent

Authors: Salas, Halle Showalter ; Aziz, Zuraya ; Villareale, Nanci ; Diekema, Douglas S.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: The article focuses on the establishment of the Research and Family Liaison (RFL) position and its role in enhancing the informed consent process when children are participants in medical research. It states that main function of RF...
Year: 2008

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:26

SACHRP Recommendations for Review of Children's Research Requiring DHHS Secretary's Approval

Authors: Fisher, Celia B. ; Kornetsky, Susan Z.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: The article focuses on the recommendations for the review of children's research requiring the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary's approval. If an Institutional Review Board (IRB) determines that...
Year: 2005

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:18

Reformed Consent: Adapting to New Media and Research Participant Preferences

Authors: Henry, James ; Palmer, Barton W. ; Palinkas, Lawrence ; Glorioso, Danielle Kukene ; Caligiuri, Michael P. ; Jeste, Dilip V.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: The article offers a description of the reaction and preference of a layperson who underwent a multimedia-aided consent process for a hypothetical clinical trial. It informs that the trial involved several participants who have seve...
Year: 2009

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:19

Marginalized Populations and Drug Addiction Research: Realism, Mistrust, and Misconception

Authors: Fisher, Celia B. ; Oransky, Matthew ; Mahadevan, Meena ; Singer, Merrill ; Mirhej, Greg ; Hodge, Derrick
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: The article examines the understanding of clinical trial information and expectations about randomized controlled trials in a population of active and recent drug users to participate in addiction research. It focuses on the commitm...
Year: 2008

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:18

Québec Physicians' Knowledge and Opinions Regarding Substitute Consent for Decisionally Incapacitated Older Adults

Authors: Bravo, Gina ; Dubois, Marie-France ; Pâquet, Mariane ; Langlois, Fabienne ; Bernier, Jean-Pierre
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: Focuses on the study determining the knowledge of the physicians regarding substitute consent for incapacitated adults in Quebec. Treatment of the patients suffering from cognitive diseases; Provisions of medical care; Lack of decis...
Year: 2004

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:15

Informed Consent for Dementia Research: The Study Enrollment Encounter

Authors: Kass, Nancy E. ; Black, Betty S. ; Rabins, Peter V. ; Fogarty, Linda A.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: The article reports on the increase in number of elders who are affected by dementia, a mental deterioration of organic or functional origin, in the U.S. This increase implies that there is a need for the development of treatment es...
Year: 2007

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:15

The Conduct of Canadian Researchers and Institutional Review Boards Regarding Substituted Consent for Research

Authors: Bravo, Gina ; Dubois, Marie-France ; Paquet, Mariane
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: Focuses on the growth in the number of individuals suffer from diseases that impair the decision-making capacity. Efforts of researchers to identify the causes of the diseases; Recognition of ethical dilemma that arises in conductin...
Year: 2004

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:15

Confidentiality: More than a linkage file and a locked drawer

Authors: Henderson, Gail E. ; Davis, Arlene M. ; Easter, Michele M.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: The article examines how researchers keep their promise of confidentiality and how that promise is sometimes challenged during primary data collection. It is noted that researchers promise confidentiality because their purpose is to...
Year: 2004

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:17

Bipolar Mania and Capacity to Consent: Recommendations for Investigators and IRBs

Authors: Misra, Sahana ; Rosenstein, Donald ; Socherman, Robert ; Ganzini, Linda
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: The article presents a review of research on the decisional capacity of patients with mental health disorders, discusses how mania characteristics may affect research participation and provides recommendations for investigators and ...
Year: 2010

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:23

Are the New EPA Regulations Concerning Intentional Exposure Studies Involving Children Overprotective?

Authors: Resnik, David B.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: The author focuses on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) towards its new regulations regarding research using human subjects in the U.S. He sights several problems regarding the new regulations and concerns towards child...
Year: 2007

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:25

Does Size Matter?: Salience of Follow-Up Payments in Drug Abuse Research

Authors: Rosenwasser, Beth J. ; Marlowe, Douglas B. ; Dugosh, Karen L. ; Festinger, David S. ; Croft, Jason R.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: IRB: Ethics & Human Research
Abstract: The article reports on the payment incentives to compensate participants for their time and effort in a drug abuse research in the U.S. It is stated that the scheme has increased their participation in the research by encouraging th...
Year: 2007

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-09-28 14:16

Complex Considerations

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case discusses issues related to the testing of pharmacologic agents in children specifically problems associated with inadequate studies in children and concerns with designing trials involving the pediatric population....
Year: 1999
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/complexcon.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-10-22 11:42

Ethical Issues in Research with Children

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Case that discusses issues of researcher obligations, the role of informed consent, developmental factors; and options of action available to researchers who discover that minors may be in jeopardy....
Year: 1999
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/children.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-10-22 11:43