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Beneficence - Protecting Human Subject Research Participants

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<strong>Protecting</strong> <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Participants</strong>Codes and RegulationsMain Menu | Glossary | HelpRespect for PersonsPrevious Page 3 of 19NextThe principle of respect for persons can be broken down into two basic ideas:1. Individuals should be treated as autonomous agentsAn autonomous person is able to:❍❍❍Consider the potential harms and benefits of a situationAnalyze how those risks and potential benefits relate to his or herpersonal goals and valuesTake action based on that analysisProspective research participants must be given the information they need todetermine whether or not they want to participate in research. There should beno pressure to participate and ample time to decide. Respect for personsdemands that participants enter into the research voluntarily and with adequateinformation. This is called informed consent, and will be covered in detail inother sections of this training.http://phrp.nihtraining.com/codes/03_codes.php (1 of 2)6/20/2008 8:48:56 AM

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