How are the interests of incapacitated research participants protected through legislation? An Italian study on legal agency for dementia patients.

How are the interests of incapacitated research participants protected through legislation? An Italian study on legal agency for dementia patients.

<h4>Background</h4>Patients with dementia may have limited capacity to give informed consent to participate in clinical research. One possible way to safeguard the patients' interests in research is the involvement of a proxy in the recruitment process. In Italy, the system of proxy...

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Main Authors: Sabina Gainotti, Susanna Fusari Imperatori, Stefania Spila-Alegiani, Laura Maggiore, Francesca Galeotti, Nicola Vanacore, Carlo Petrini, Roberto Raschetti, Claudio Mariani, Francesca Clerici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20585400/pdf/?tool=EBI

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