NIH to Study Emergency Treatments Without Patient Consent
The National Institutes of Health will be conducting two tests of emergency trauma treatments without patients’ informed consent, according to a press release from the NIH’s Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium.
Cities participating in the studies include Birmingham, AL; Dallas; Iowa City; Milwaukee; Ottawa; Vancouver; Pittsburgh; Portland; San Diego; Seattle; and Toronto.
The study meets FDA guidelines for studies that do not require informed consent, because it includes:
- Approval by an institutional research board
- Consultation with the community
- Public disclosure of the study’s design and results
- Notification of patients who were involved
- Oversight by an independent group of experts
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