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When should "riskier" subjects be excluded from research participation?
Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
|October 20, 2001
Summary
Excluding research participants due to increased risks lacks clear guidelines. This study introduces a "condition on inclusion risks" (CIR) framework for systematic and fair risk-based participant exclusion in human subjects research.
Area of Science:
- Bioethics
- Clinical Research Ethics
- Regulatory Science
Background:
- Participant exclusion based on risk is standard in human subjects research.
- Current practices lack systematic and fair guidelines for risk-based exclusion.
- This variability can lead to inequities in research participation.