A team led by our friend and colleague Charles Weijer at the University of Western Ontario has just issued guideliens for what are known as “cluster randomized trials” (CRTs). See the story here: Western-led team delivers world-first ethics guidelines. CRTs are clinical trials in which randomization occurs across groups of participants, or across institutions, rather […]
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Author Archive: Chris MacDonald
11/22/2012
Ethical Design for Cluster Randomized Trials
11/12/2012
Clinical Trials in Russia
Generally, when westerners think of people in foreign lands participating as human subjects in clinical trials, we think of the developing world. That image is somewhat incomplete. This was from September, but well worth a look at this NYT piece if you missed it: Russians Eagerly Participate in Medical Experiments, Despite Risks As a test […]
01/17/2012
Interpreting Canada’s TCPS2
Canada’s Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics has begun putting online its interpretations of the second iteration of the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (a.k.a. “TCPS2″). “The Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics (the Panel) is pleased to share a growing collection of its responses to written requests for interpretation….” The […]
Here’s an interesting bit on one Chinese university’s efforts to crack down on research misconduct: From Nature: Research ethics: Zero tolerance — A university cracks down on misconduct in China. Most readers of this blog will know that research misconduct doesn’t fall under the heading of Research Ethics, as that term is normally applied to […]