Ethical exploration of clinical research empowered by remote collection of digital health technology
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2024.06.11
- VernacularTitle:远程采集数字健康技术赋能临床研究的伦理探讨
- Author:
Zhonglin CHEN
1
;
Xingyi LI
1
;
Yu FENG
1
;
Huihui HAN
1
;
Yao YAO
1
;
Mengjie YANG
2
;
Xumin HOU
1
Author Information
1. Ethics Committee， Shanghai Chest Hospital， School of Medicine， Shanghai Jiao Tong University， Shanghai 200030， China
2. Medical Ethics Committee， Zhongshan Hospital， Fudan University， Shanghai 200032， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
digital health technology;
electronic patient-reported outcome;
clinical research;
ethical management
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2024;37(6):693-698
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In recent years， with the gradual maturity of achievable remote collection of digital health technology， more and more clinical research have applied this technology to improve the quality of data collection and reduce the burden on subjects. However， its technological characteristics of detachment from the diagnostic and treatment environment and real-time transmission of sensitive information also pose corresponding risks to the protection of subjects’ rights and interests and data standardization management， among which personal information protection and data control permissions are more prominent issues. Based on risk analysis and regulatory review， this paper explored the responsibilities of multiple parties， including the sponsors， researchers， clinical trial institutions， and ethics committee， as well as proposed five elements of special concern for ethical review， with a view to providing a reference for promoting the standardized development of digital health technology in clinical research.
