Katrina A. Bramstedt, PhD Department of Bioethics, Director, General Clinical Research Center Research Subject Advocate Program, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Address: Katrina A. Bramstedt, PhD, Department of Bioethics, Director, General Clinical Research Center Research Subject Advocate Program, NA10, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail bioethics@go.com
ABSTRACTInformed consent in clinical research is a matter of both ethics and federal regulation. A research subject must enter a study voluntarily, be informed about risks and benefits, and understand the difference between experiment and treatment.