The ethics of cluster-randomized trials requires further evaluation: A refinement of the Ottawa Statement

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1108-1114

  Van Der Graaf, Rieke ^a   Koffijberg, Hendrik ^a   Grobbee, Diederick E ^a   De Hoop, Esther ^a   Moons, Karel G M ^a   Van Thiel, Ghislaine J M W ^a   De Wit, G Ardine ^a   Van Delden, Johannes J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cluster randomized trials; Disclosure of randomization; Informed consent; Modified informed consent; Research ethics; Research participants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHICIST; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; RESEARCH ETHICS; STANDARDS;

ETHICS, RESEARCH; GATEKEEPING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUBJECTS;

EID: 84939468115     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.03.013     Document Type: Note

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