Non-equivalent stringency of ethical review in the Baltic States : A sign of a systematic problem in Europe?

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dc.contributor.authorGefenas, E.
dc.contributor.authorDranseika, V.
dc.contributor.authorCekanauskaite, A.
dc.contributor.authorHug, K.
dc.contributor.authorMežinska, Signe
dc.contributor.authorPeicius, E.
dc.contributor.authorSilis, V.
dc.contributor.authorSoosaar, A.
dc.contributor.authorStrosberg, M.
dc.contributor.institutionRīga Stradiņš University
dc.contributor.institutionHumanitāro zinātņu katedra
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-22T08:45:01Z
dc.date.available2021-09-22T08:45:01Z
dc.date.issued2010-07
dc.description.abstractWe analyse the system of ethical review of human research in the Baltic States by introducing the principle of equivalent stringency of ethical review, that is, research projects imposing equal risks and inconveniences on research participants should be subjected to equally stringent review procedures. We examine several examples of non-equivalence or asymmetry in the system of ethical review of human research: (1) the asymmetry between rather strict regulations of clinical drug trials and relatively weaker regulations of other types of clinical biomedical research and (2) gaps in ethical review in the area of nonbiomedical human research where some sensitive research projects are not reviewed by research ethics committees at all. We conclude that non-equivalent stringency of ethical review is at least partly linked to the differences in scope and binding character of various international legal instruments that have been shaping the system of ethical review in the Baltic States. Therefore, the Baltic example could also serve as an object lesson to other European countries which might be experiencing similar problems.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.format.extent130161
dc.identifier.citationGefenas, E, Dranseika, V, Cekanauskaite, A, Hug, K, Mežinska, S, Peicius, E, Silis, V, Soosaar, A & Strosberg, M 2010, 'Non-equivalent stringency of ethical review in the Baltic States : A sign of a systematic problem in Europe?', Journal of Medical Ethics, vol. 36, no. 7, pp. 435-439. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2009.035030
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/jme.2009.035030
dc.identifier.issn0306-6800
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/6410
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77958107560&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Medical Ethics
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectIssues, ethics and legal aspects
dc.subjectHealth(social science)
dc.subjectArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
dc.subjectHealth Policy
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleNon-equivalent stringency of ethical review in the Baltic States : A sign of a systematic problem in Europe?en
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