Clinical Research & Clinical Trails

Ethics in Clinical Research

Research ethics includes the fundamental ethical principles of various topics involving research and scientific research. Medical ethics is a system of moral principles that apply values to the practice of clinical medicine and in scientific research. Medical ethics is based on a set of values that professionals can refer to in the case of any confusion or conflict. Privacy for research participants is a concept in research ethics which states that a person in human subject research has a right to privacy when participating in research. Shared decision-making in medicine (SDM) is a process in which both the patient and physician contribute to the medical decision-making process. Health care providers explain treatments and alternatives to patients to provide the necessary resources for patients to choose the treatment option that best aligns with their unique cultural and personal beliefs.