REVIEW ARTICLE
Year : 2013 | Volume
: 4 | Issue : 3 | Page : 134--140
Informed consent: Issues and challenges
Lokesh P Nijhawan1, Manthan D Janodia2, BS Muddukrishna3, KM Bhat3, KL Bairy4, N Udupa2, Prashant B Musmade3
1 Department of Advanced Pharmaceutical Studies, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
4 Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Prashant B Musmade
Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal - 576 104, Karnataka
India
Informed consent is an ethical and legal requirement for research involving human participants. It is the process where a participant is informed about all aspects of the trial, which are important for the participant to make a decision and after studying all aspects of the trial the participant voluntarily confirms his or her willingness to participate in a particular clinical trial and significance of the research for advancement of medical knowledge and social welfare. The concept of informed consent is embedded in the principles of Nuremberg Code, The Declaration of Helsinki and The Belmont Report. Informed consent is an inevitable requirement prior to every research involving human being as subjects for study. Obtaining consent involves informing the subject about his or her rights, the purpose of the study, procedures to be undertaken, potential risks and benefits of participation, expected duration of study, extent of confidentiality of personal identification and demographic data, so that the participation of subjects in the study is entirely voluntary. This article provides an overview of issues in informed consent: The obligations of investigator, sponsor and Institutional Review Board to protect rights and welfare of human research subjects. It discusses about the basic elements of informed consent and the process to be followed while obtaining informed consent. Some of the circumstances under which informed consent can be waived and ethical challenges faced by physicians in obtaining informed consent from subjects are also highlighted in this article.
How to cite this article:
Nijhawan LP, Janodia MD, Muddukrishna B S, Bhat K M, Bairy K L, Udupa N, Musmade PB. Informed consent: Issues and challenges.J Adv Pharm Technol Res 2013;4:134-140
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Nijhawan LP, Janodia MD, Muddukrishna B S, Bhat K M, Bairy K L, Udupa N, Musmade PB. Informed consent: Issues and challenges. J Adv Pharm Technol Res [serial online] 2013 [cited 2023 Mar 25 ];4:134-140
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