A response to Al et al. Trials 2023;24:233

Abstract In their recent paper, Al and colleagues (Trials 2023;24:233) argue that manipulation of the methods of recruitment using well-known techniques in order to increase enrollment can be ethically acceptable. This brief response challenges that notion as an affront to voluntariness and a devolu...

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Published in:Trials
Main Author: Jon F. Merz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Subjects:
Informed consent
Refusal
Psychological manipulation
Voluntariness
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07574-9
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Summary:Abstract In their recent paper, Al and colleagues (Trials 2023;24:233) argue that manipulation of the methods of recruitment using well-known techniques in order to increase enrollment can be ethically acceptable. This brief response challenges that notion as an affront to voluntariness and a devolution of the ethics of human subjects research to the “ethics” of the marketplace.
ISSN:1745-6215

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