Should desperate volunteers be included in randomised controlled trials?

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) sometimes recruit participants who are desperate to receive the experimental treatment. This paper defends the practice against three arguements that suggest it is unethical first, desperate volunteers are not in equipoise. Second clinicians, entering patients ont...

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Authors: Allmark, P. (Author) ; Mason, S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2006
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2006, Volume: 32, Issue: 9, Pages: 548-553
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