The Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Randomized Trials
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Implication
Consensus statement outlines ethical standards for cluster randomized trials, highlighting vital protections for groups and individual participants.
Key Points
- To establish comprehensive ethical guidelines for researchers, institutional review boards, and funders conducting cluster randomized trials.
- Expert consensus process examining ethical challenges unique to group-level randomization.
- Analysis of informed consent, identification of research participants, and role of community gatekeepers in trial oversight.
- Articulates specific guidance distinguishing between individual participants and secondary data targets within randomized clusters.
- Clarifies standards for obtaining informed consent, justifying consent waivers, and protecting vulnerable populations during cluster-wide interventions.
Cite This Study
Weijer et al. (2012) studied this question.