Vulnerability in Research: Basic Ethical Concepts and General Approach to Review.

Conclusion: Although vulnerability is often presented as a yes/no consequence related to some characteristic of a group, a more accurate approach is to consider vulnerability as occurring along a spectrum of seriousness and as a consequence of situations and context. With this idea in mind, investigators and IRBs are advised to take a stepwise approach to determining if the study meets the regulatory and ethical admonition to ensure that safeguards protect the rights and welfare of vulnerable subjects. PMID: 32284680 [PubMed]
Source: Ochsner Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Ochsner J Source Type: research