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Ethical Principles in Clinical Research 07 Oct 2008
Clinical research is defined as trials that evaluate an investigational drug, biological, or medical device on patients in a strictly, scientifically controlled setting in order to test the safety and efficacy of an experimental entity. Clinical research involves controlled use of humans in medical experiments. As clinical research involves human participants there is a risk of them getting exploited in the name of science, hence sponsors and investigators are legally and ethically obligated to protect them. In clinical practice a physicians use interventions (medications) that are designed to cure a disease and with the sole purpose of enhancing the well being of an individual. But, clinical research is designed to test a new medication, its effectiveness, to answer useful questions about human health, diseases and it cure. Here, the participant in a clinical trial may not get the best available treatment and therefore the responsibility of investigator towards the subject s are more. The Declaration of Helsinki by World Medical Assembly forms the basis of ethical guidelines for clinical research today. It involves 32 principles and informed consent is an essential requirement for ethical conduct of a clinical trial. Also the declaration clearly specifies that “all protocols must be submitted to an ethics committee for review, which must be independent of the investigator, the sponsor or any other kind of undue influence”.
Questions to Be Answered Before Starting a Clinical Trial 06 Oct 2008
The Study • What is the purpose of the particular study? Possible Risks and Benefits • What are the possible short-term benefits?
Fun Science Projects For Kids 05 Oct 2008
Some of the most fun science projects for kids relate to botany. When science projects relate to things growing and changing regularly they tend to hold the interest of the students that are involved. Fun science experiments like this also get the children involved because they have room for personalization. The kids that taking part in this experiment can all choose their own seeds and they can compare their results with one another. Experiment: Is Water or Soil Yield Better Plant Growth? Category: Biology/Botany Materials:
Cool Science Experiments For Kids 04 Oct 2008
There are dozens of cool science experiments that you can do at home. Many cool science experiments require a day long process and careful observation. If you like weather there are a number of cool science projects you can try at home. Finding out what is in the rain is one of those experiments. Experiment: Find Out What is in Rain Category: Meteorology/Environmental Materials:
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