NDLI: Partnership as an ethical model for medical research in developing countries: the example of the “implementation trial”

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Dowdy, D. W.
Abstract	The existing model for ethical review of medical research consists primarily of regulations designed to prevent exploitation of participants. This model may fail when reviewing other ethical obligations, particularly the responsibility to provide valuable knowledge to society. Such failure is most apparent in developing countries, in which many stakeholders lack incentives or power to uphold society's interests. An alternative ethical model is that of partnership, which actively involves all partners during ethical review and aims to secure partners' best interests through compromise. Unlike the existing “regulatory” model, the partnership model effectively addresses ethical obligations to provide positive benefits to society. For the partnership model to be effective, power must be shared among partners; thus, the partnership model can be harmonised with the “regulatory” model through explicit consideration of power structures. One opportunity for crafting power balance in developing countries is apparent in “implementation trials”—randomised trials motivated by and integrated into the implementation of long term public health interventions. Given the failings of the existing ethical review model, alternative models—for example, partnership—and means to balance power—for example, implementation trials—must be explored to ensure that medical research provides knowledge of value to societies in the developing world.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme.2005.012955
Ending Page	360
Page Count	4
Starting Page	357
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03066800
e-ISSN	14734257
Journal	Journal of Medical Ethics
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	32
Language	English
Publisher	BMJ Group
Publisher Date	2006-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	BMJ Group
Subject Keyword	Health Policy Issues, ethics and legal aspects Health(social science) Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects Arts and Humanities Health (social science) Health Policy

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