Ethical Problems and Discussion on the Protection of Clinical Research Rights and Interests of the Elderly
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2022.09.13
- VernacularTitle:老年人临床研究权益保障的伦理问题探讨
- Author:
Shiting WANG
1
;
Qi CHEN
1
;
Renbing JIA
1
;
Yan WANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Scientific Research, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Geratology;
Clinical Research;
Ethical Review;
Informed Consent
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2022;35(9):1007-1011
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
With the aggravation of aging population in China, clinical research on the elderly is increasing. How to protect the health and rights of the elderly as vulnerable groups in clinical research and reduce their risks is an urgent problem to be solved in the research of geratology. This paper analyzed the main problems including the inclusion of age limits, the performance of the informed consent, the scheme design of multiple drugs and the professionalism of review in geriatric clinical research, and proposed corresponding countermeasures to protect the rights and interests of the elderly, in order to improve the quality of geriatric clinical research and protect the rights and interests of elderly subjects.