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Does Clinical Equipoise Apply To Cluster Randomized Trials In Health Research?, Ariella Binik, Charles Weijer, Andrew Mcrae, Jeremy Grimshaw, Robert Boruch, Jamie Brehaut, Allan Donner, Martin Eccles, Raphael Saginur, Monica Taljaard, Merrick Zwarenstein
Does Clinical Equipoise Apply To Cluster Randomized Trials In Health Research?, Ariella Binik, Charles Weijer, Andrew Mcrae, Jeremy Grimshaw, Robert Boruch, Jamie Brehaut, Allan Donner, Martin Eccles, Raphael Saginur, Monica Taljaard, Merrick Zwarenstein
Charles Weijer
This article is part of a series of papers examining ethical issues in cluster randomized trials (CRTs) in health research. In the introductory paper in this series, Weijer and colleagues set out six areas of inquiry that must be addressed if the cluster trial is to be set on a firm ethical foundation. This paper addresses the third of the questions posed, namely, does clinical equipoise apply to CRTs in health research? The ethical principle of beneficence is the moral obligation not to harm needlessly and, when possible, to promote the welfare of research subjects. Two related ethical problems have …
Evidence, Belief, And Action: The Failure Of Equipoise To Resolve The Ethical Tension In The Randomized Clinical Trial, Deborah Hellman
Evidence, Belief, And Action: The Failure Of Equipoise To Resolve The Ethical Tension In The Randomized Clinical Trial, Deborah Hellman
Deborah Hellman
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Clinical Equipoise And Rct Design, Charles Weijer
Clinical Equipoise And Rct Design, Charles Weijer
Philosophy Presentations
This presentation addresses these questions:
• “Upon what ethical grounds may the physician offer RCT enrollment to a patient?”
• Which is the preferred moral basis of the RCT?
Clinical Equipoise And Rct Design, Charles Weijer
Clinical Equipoise And Rct Design, Charles Weijer
Charles Weijer
This presentation addresses these questions:
• “Upon what ethical grounds may the physician offer RCT enrollment to a patient?”
• Which is the preferred moral basis of the RCT?