Trusting relationships between patients with non-curative cancer and healthcare professionals create ethical obstacles for informed consent in clinical trials: a grounded theory study

Trusting relationships between patients with non-curative cancer and healthcare professionals create ethical obstacles for informed consent in clinical trials: a grounded theory study

Abstract Background Clinical trial participation for patients with non-curative cancer is unlikely to present personal clinical benefit, which raises the bar for informed consent. Previous work demonstrates that decisions by patients in this setting are made within a ‘trusting relationship’ with hea...

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Main Authors: Mary Murphy, Eilís McCaughan, Gareth Thompson, Matthew A Carson, Jeffrey R Hanna, Monica Donovan, Richard H Wilson, Donna Fitzsimons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Clinical trial participation
Patients with non-curative cancer
Healthcare professionals
Decision-making
Consent process
Qualitative study
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-023-01204-6

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