Ethical Considerations in Conducting Paediatric Research

Authors

  • Abu Sadat Mohammad Nurunnabi Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics student, Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Educational Sciences and Applied Psychology, Universitàdegli Studi di Padova, Italy
  • Md Ekhlasur Rahman Professor and Head, Department of Paediatrics, Dhaka Medical College& Hospital, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
  • Shamsi Sumaiya Ashique Assistant Registrar, Department of Paediatric Nephrology, National Institute of Kidney Diseases & Urology (NIKDU), Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
  • Asmay Jahan Senior Medical Officer, Department of Paediatrics, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) General Hospital-2, Segunbagicha, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/cbmj.v9i2.56996

Keywords:

Health research, paediatric research, ethical issues, research ethics

Abstract

Health research is a moral duty because it is the foundation for evidence-based care by all health care practitioners. Hence, paediatric research is essential for improving health outcomes of children. Waiting for adult studies before conducting paediatric studies may prolong the denial of effective treatment for children. The CIOMS and other guidelines clearly allow research procedures that involve a low degree of risk. However, the critical need for pediatric research on drugs and biological products underscores the responsibility to ensure that children are enrolled in clinical research that is both scientifically necessary and ethically sound. Even in a resource poor setting of a developing country like Bangladesh, the things that should be taken under considerations are the status of children as a vulnerable population; the appropriate balance of risk and potential benefit in research; ethical considerations underlying study design, including clinical equipoise, placebo controls, and non-inferiority designs; the use of data; compensation; and parental permission and child assent where applicable to participate in research. Such ethical dilemmas are more evident in paediatric research especially when a collaborative research is done by a developed country in a developing country setting. It is the role of the health policy makers, and community of paediatric physicians, nurses, and caregivers to advocate not only for more research for children but also to ensure that the research conducted is of the highest quality from ethical viewpoint.

CBMJ 2020 July: Vol. 09 No. 02 P: 54-58

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Published

2021-11-10

How to Cite

Nurunnabi, A. S. M. ., Rahman, M. E. ., Ashique, S. S. ., & Jahan, A. . (2021). Ethical Considerations in Conducting Paediatric Research. Community Based Medical Journal, 9(2), 54–58. https://doi.org/10.3329/cbmj.v9i2.56996

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Review Articles