Kass N E, Sugarman J, Faden R, Schoch-Spana M
Hastings Cent Rep. 1996 Sep-Oct;26(5):25-9.
It is widely assumed that informing prospective subjects about the risks and possible benefits of research not only protects their rights as autonomous decisionmakers, but also empowers them to protect their own interests. Yet interviews with patient-subjects conducted under the auspices of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments suggest this is not always the case. Patient-subjects often trust their physician to guide them through decisions on research participation. Clinicians, investigators, and IRBs must assure that such trust is not misplaced.
人们普遍认为，向潜在受试者告知研究的风险和可能的益处，不仅能保护他们作为自主决策者的权利，还能使他们有能力保护自己的利益。然而，在人类辐射实验咨询委员会主持下对患者受试者进行的访谈表明，情况并非总是如此。患者受试者通常信任他们的医生在参与研究的决策过程中给予指导。临床医生、研究人员和机构审查委员会必须确保这种信任没有被滥用。
