title: Are clinical trials in general practice ethical?
abstract: The uncertain effect on the doctor-patient relationship is often a stumbling block for many practitioners deciding whether to participate in a clinical trial. In this article, the authors explore some of the ethical issues facing doctors and patients and some of the safeguards that are in place to protect both parties as the trial proceeds.
authors.affiliation: Community Medicine Department, Monash University, Melbourne.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scoles
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silagy
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005194:Family Practice; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology; D035842:Research Subjects; D035844:Researcher-Subject Relations