Abstract
The federal government has established guidelines and regulations for the protection of vulnerable research subjects, especially children, pregnant women, cognitively impaired persons, and prisoners. In addition, students, residents, and employees are recognized as special research populations. Clinical investigators need to be aware of and use these federal guidelines appropriately. This article provides practical guidance for respiratory therapists who conduct research with these patient populations and solutions to the barriers investigators commonly encounter when studying these patient populations.
- vulnerable subjects
- children
- women
- pregnant
- cognitively impaired
- prisoners
- students
- residents
- employees
- special research populations
- institutional review board
- RESEARCH
Footnotes
- Correspondence: Karen J Schwenzer MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, Box 800710, Charlottesville VA 22908-0710.
Dr Schwenzer presented a version of this paper at the RESPIRATORY CARE Journal Symposium at the 53rd International Respiratory Congress of the American Association for Respiratory Care, held December 1-4, 2007, in Orlando, Florida.
The author reports no conflicts of interest related to the content of this paper.
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