End-of-life research: do we need to build proxy consent into all clinical trial protocols studying the terminal phase?
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Date
2012-09-04
Authors
Sheehan, Caitlin
Agar, Meera Ruth
Currow, David Christopher
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Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
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© Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Abstract
Research into symptoms that occur at the end of life is
paramount for ensuring we provide the best possible care for
patients in the terminal phase, yet obtaining informed consent
from the study participant is not possible at the time these
symptoms occur. Importantly, these questions cannot be answered
in any clinical population and defining the net clinical
effect of medications used, for example, for noisy respiratory
secretions is crucial if the quality of care is to be further
improved.
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Palliative care, Clinical Pharmacology
Citation
Sheehan, C., Agar, M.R. and Currow, D.C., 2012. End-of-life research: do we need to build proxy consent into all clinical trial protocols studying the terminal phase? Journal of Palliative Medicine, 15(9), 962.