A Kantian claim permitting the randomised clinical trial.
Among the most contested aspects of medical research is the randomized clinical trial (RCT). While the majority of arguments justifying the RCT and its use in medical research rest within a utilitarian framework, many Kantians claim that a deontological ethical framework is prohibitive of the use RCTs in medical research. This paper argues that, in fact, the RCT is permissible within a deontological framework.
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University of Virginia, USA.
D028663:Ethical Theory; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D028681:Moral Obligations; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design
Analytical Approach; Biomedical and Behavioral Research