When and Why Is Research without Consent Permissible?

Hastings Cent Rep. 2016 Mar-Apr;46(2):35-43. doi: 10.1002/hast.548. Epub 2016 Feb 19.

Abstract

The purpose of consent is to let a person waive her rights of control over some aspects of her life. But becoming part of a research study does not always seriously undermine one's control.

MeSH terms

  • Deception
  • Health Services Research / ethics*
  • Human Experimentation / ethics*
  • Human Experimentation / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Human Experimentation / standards
  • Humans
  • Informed Consent* / ethics
  • Patient Simulation
  • Quality Improvement* / ethics
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / ethics*