Contents

pp v-viii

Editorial board

pp ix-x

Acknowledgements

pp xi-xii

List of contributors

pp xiii-xvi

Introduction

pp xvii-xx

Part I

pp 1-2

1 - The ethics of clinical research

pp 3-14

2 - Research ethics committees and the law

pp 15-17

3 - The regulation of medical research: a historical overview

pp 18-22

4 - The regulation of medical research in the UK

pp 23-33

5 - Observational and epidemiological research

pp 34-36

6 - Social survey research

pp 37-39

7 - Approaching qualitative research

pp 40-48

8 - Complementary and alternative medicine: challenges for research ethics committees

pp 49-52

9 - The ethical review of student research in the context of the governance arrangements for research ethics committees

pp 53-56

10 - The ethics of genetic research

pp 57-59

11 - Research or audit?

pp 60-60

12 - Randomised controlled trials

pp 61-63

13 - Determining the study size

pp 64-66

14 - Risk assessment for research participants

pp 67-68

15 - Absorbed radiation in patient and volunteer studies submitted to the ethical committee: a memorandum

pp 69-71

16 - A guide to the use of radioactive materials and radiological procedures for research purposes

pp 72-74

17 - Indemnity in medical research

pp 75-78

18 - The prevention and management of fraud and misconduct: the role of the LREC

pp 79-82

19 - Understanding clinical trials: a model for providing information to potential participants

pp 83-88

20 - The law relating to consent

pp 89-95

21 - Writing information for potential research participants

pp 96-99

22 - The law relating to confidentiality

pp 100-102

23 - Research involving vulnerable participants: some ethical issues

pp 103-110