Human Research

Question 1

An inactive or sham treatment is called a

Answer 1

Placebo

Question 2

Physicians who are in doubt about the relative merits of the treatments in a study are said to be

Answer 2

equipoise

Question 3

The infamous experiment to study the damaging effects of untreated syphilis in 600 poor black men is known as

Answer 3

The Tuskegee study.

Question 4

A scientific study designed to test a medical intervention in humans is known as

Answer 4

a clinical trial

Question 5

An indispensable feature of most clinical trials is

Answer 5

blinding

Question 6

A widely accepted proviso in human research is that the use of placebos is unethical when effective treatments are already available. ( True/false)?

Answer 6

true

Question 7

It is generally understood that consent to do research on children is not required. (true/false)

Answer 7

false

Question 8

Probably the chief argument against the third-world AZT studies is that in using a placebo (no-treatment) group, some of the subjects were deprived of an effective treatment that could have prevented many babies from being infected with HIV. (true/false)

Answer 8

true

Question 9

For a clinical trial to be morally permissible, subjects must give their informed voluntary consent. (true/false)

Answer 9

true

Question 10

It is generally agreed that subjects may not be paid under any circumstances. (true/false)

Answer 10

false