Revision and enlightenment of the 2024 version of the Declaration of Helsinki
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2025.04.02
- VernacularTitle:2024版《赫尔辛基宣言》的修订及启示
- Author:
Shiyu LIU
1
;
Jingru MA
1
;
Mingxu WANG
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health， Xi’an Jiaotong University， Xi’an 710061， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Declaration of Helsinki;
medical ethics;
medical research;
human-oriented
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2025;38(4):412-419
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In October 2024， the 75th World Medical Association General Assembly adopted the tenth revised version of the Declaration of Helsinki. Using textual analysis， this paper systematically compared the changes between the 2024 version and the 2013 version of the Declaration of Helsinki. This study found that， while maintaining the original framework， the new version incorporated the common achievements of the values and civilizational development of human society in recent years， mainly presenting changes in three aspects. First， the core terms were updated， and new concepts such as vulnerability， structural inequality， and environmental sustainability were introduced to further emphasize human dignity， rights and interests， and autonomy in terms of values. Second， the contents of the provisions were refined， especially focusing on the vulnerability of research subjects， free and full informed consent， ethical principles in public health emergencies， and the responsibilities of the ethics committee， as well as the standardization of implementation continued to be improved in the research process. Third， mandatory expressions were strengthened， and the justice of value pursuit was further reinforced in terms of research responsibilities. The revised contents reflected the “human-oriented” fundamental principle in medical research ethics， indicating the direction for future ethical development in medical research. In the future， China should strengthen the construction of ethics committees， actively build a protection system for research participants， and continuously promote international cooperation in medical ethics， to contribute Chinese wisdom to global medical research.
