Informed Consent for Research on Medical Practices
Authors: Lois Shepherd, Ruth Macklin, Nancy M.P. King, Alice Dreger, Nolan A. Wages
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2015)

Letters3 November 2015Informed Consent for Research on Medical PracticesLois Shepherd, JD, Ruth Macklin, PhD, Nancy M.P. King, JD, Alice Dreger, PhD, and Nolan A. Wages, PhDLois Shepherd, JDFrom Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, School of Medicine and School of Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York; Wake Forest School of Medicine and Center for Bioethics, Health, and Society, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.Search for more papers by this author, Ruth Macklin, PhDFrom Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, School of Medicine and School of Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York; Wake Forest School of Medicine and Center for Bioethics, Health, and Society, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.Search for more papers by this author, Nancy M.P. King, JDFrom Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, School of Medicine and School of Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York; Wake Forest School of Medicine and Center for Bioethics, Health, and Society, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.Search for more papers by this author, Alice Dreger, PhDFrom Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, School of Medicine and School of Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York; Wake Forest School of Medicine and Center for Bioethics, Health, and Society, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.Search for more papers by this author, and Nolan A. Wages, PhDFrom Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, School of Medicine and School of Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York; Wake Forest School of Medicine and Center for Bioethics, Health, and Society, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-5152 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Cho and colleagues (1) argue that current requirements for informed consent may not actually show “respect for persons”—a long-standing research ethics principle—because the public does not support such requirements. They suggest that their study results show that many research participants would prefer to waive documentation for consent or even consent itself for research on medical practices. Thus, we are told, the current regulatory environment listens to a “consent-requiring minority” at the expense of a “research-supporting majority.” However, that's not what their study shows. True, it supports their claim that a large percentage of the public supports research ...Reference1. Cho MK, Magnus D, Constantine M, Lee SS, Kelley M, Alessi S, et al. Attitudes toward risk and informed consent for research on medical practices: a cross-sectional survey. Ann Intern Med. 2015;162:690-6. [PMID: 25868119]. doi:10.7326/M15-0166 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Lois Shepherd, JD; Ruth Macklin, PhD; Nancy M.P. King, JD; Alice Dreger, PhD; Nolan A. Wages, PhDAffiliations: From Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, School of Medicine and School of Law, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York; Wake Forest School of Medicine and Center for Bioethics, Health, and Society, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L15-0394. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAttitudes Toward Risk and Informed Consent for Research on Medical Practices Mildred K. Cho , David Magnus , Melissa Constantine , Sandra Soo-Jin Lee , Maureen Kelley , Stephanie Alessi , Diane Korngiebel , Cyan James , Ellen Kuwana , Thomas H. Gallagher , Douglas Diekema , Alexander M. Capron , Steven Joffe , and Benjamin S. Wilfond Informed Consent for Research on Medical Practices Mildred K. Cho , David Magnus , and Benjamin S. Wilfond Informed Consent for Research on Medical Practices Mildred K. Cho , David Magnus , and Benjamin S. Wilfond Metrics 3 November 2015Volume 163, Issue 9Page: 725KeywordsDisclosureFearHealth services researchInstitutional review boardsResearch ethics ePublished: 3 November 2015 Issue Published: 3 November 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...