Improving research to protect vulnerable populations

Legal responses to placebo-controlled trials in developing countries

“…Subjects must be informed about poststudy provisions as part of the consent process and should also be given the option of being informed about the outcome and results. Compensation and treatment is now required for subjects who are harmed as a result of participating in research as well as continuous risk assessment and risk mitigation (Abbasi, 2016). As to placebo, the 2013 version states that "the benefits, risks, burdens, and effectiveness of a new intervention must be tested against those of the best proven intervention(s)" (Para.…”