Declaration of Helsinki Flashcards

1
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What is the primary purpose of medical research involving human subjects?

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To understand the causes, development, and effects of disease and improve preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic interventions (methods, procedures, and treatments)

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Even the best proven interventions must be evaluated continually through research for their…….

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safety, effectiveness, efficacy, accountability, and quality

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Appropriate _______________________ for subjects who are harmed as a result of participating in research must be ensured.

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compensation and treatment

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Medical research with a ___________________ is only justified if the research is responsive to the health needs or priorities of this group and the research cannot be carried out in a non-vulnerable group. In addition, this group should stand to benefit from the knowledge, practices, or interventions that result from the research.

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vulnerable group

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Required elements of protocols from Declaration of Helsinki

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  • statement of the ethical considerations involved and indicate how the principle of the Declaration of Helsinki have been addressed - information regarding funding, sponsors, institutional affiliations, potential conflicts of interested - incentives for subjects - information regarding provisions for treating and/or compensating subjects who are harmed as a consequence of participation in the research study - arrangements for post-trial provisions
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Informed Consent Requirements - Declaration of Helsinki

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  • aims - methods - sources of funding - any possible conflicts of interest - institutional affiliations of the researcher - anticipated benefits and potential risks of the study and the discomfort it may entail - post-study provisions - informed of right to refuse or to withdraw at any time
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Every research study involving human subjects must be registered in a publicly accessible database before _________________.

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recruitment of the first subject

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8
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How often is the Declaration of Helsinki reviewed and updates?

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Every 4 years

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