Children's consent and paediatric research: is it appropriate for healthy children to be the decision-makers in clinical research?

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AIM: To determine the appropriateness of asking healthy children to make a decision regarding participation in a research study. METHODS: Participants constituted a group of children taking part in a follow-up to a vaccine study which involved a blood test to look at the persistence of antibodies. Information about the study was given to each child and following venepuncture an oral questionnaire was completed to establish understanding of the vaccine study. Parental views concerning their ch...

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Authors: John, T; Hope, T; Savulescu, J; Stein, A; Pollard, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Archives of disease in childhood
• Volume: 93
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 379-383
• Publication date: 2008-05-01
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.118299
• EISSN: 1468-2044
• ISSN: 0003-9888
• Language: English
• Keywords: Clinical Trials as Topic; Humans; Antibodies; Biomedical Research; Research Subjects; Patient Participation; Comprehension; Parental Consent; Decision Making; Informed Consent; Pediatrics; Child; Follow-Up Studies; Parents; Personal Autonomy; Vaccines