保護參與研究的人類應有的權利和福祉。為促進人類的健康福祉,最終都需要透過人體試驗;在此過程,受試者無可避免地將承受未知的風險與傷害。而醫學研究知識非一般民眾能輕易掌握,研究者與受試者之間存在著重大的知識不對等,尤其若是存在某些利益衝突處境時,受試者往往可能權益被犧牲而不自知。為避免剝削並保障受試者權益、確保研究行為合乎倫理,應於機構中建立專責的倫理審查機制以審查與監督醫學研究的進行。
1. Safeguard the rights and welfare of individuals who participate as subjects in research activities.
2. Human Subjects Protections is a collective term for the federal, state, and university policies, procedures, and ethical considerations that protect the rights and welfare of human beings who participate in research as the subjects of that research.
蔡甫昌(2019)。當代研究倫理綜覽國立臺灣大學醫學院。
1. National Institutes of Health. (2021). NIH Grants policy statement. National Institutes of Health. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/HTML5/section_1/1.2_definition_of_terms.htm
2. University of Michigan. (n.d.). Human subjects protections. In Research ethics & compliance glossary. University of Michigan. https://research-compliance.umich.edu/glossary/human-subjects-protections
| 中文詞彙 | 英文詞彙 | 內容 |
|---|---|---|
| 研究倫理委員會,或稱人體試驗委員會或稱機構審查委員會 | Research Ethic Committee, REC; also called as Institutional Review Board, IRB | 查看 |
| 倫理審查 | Ethical reviews | 查看 |