The ethics of using placebo in randomised controlled trials: a case study of a Plasmodium vivax antirelapse trial

<p><strong>Background</strong><br/>The use of placebos in randomised controlled trials is a subject of considerable ethical debate. In this paper we present a set of considerations to evaluate the ethics of placebo controlled trials that includes: social value of the study; n...

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Main Authors: Cheah, P, Steinkamp, N, von Seidlein, L, Price, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018