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Ethical Challenges of Randomized Controlled Trials

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  • Ménard, Timothé

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Randomized Controlled Trials are the gold standard for evaluating medical interventions but can pose ethical challenges. This article explores these issues using the principles of beneficence, justice, non-maleficence, and autonomy as defined by Beauchamp and Childress. Major ethical challenges could emerge from informed consent, the use of placebo, suboptimal control arms, participant selection, endpoints, and post-trial access to treatments. The analysis highlights the need for rigorous ethical oversight to balance participant protection with scientific advancement.

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  • Ménard, Timothé, 2025. "Ethical Challenges of Randomized Controlled Trials," SocArXiv uxst9_v1, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:uxst9_v1
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/uxst9_v1
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