title: A Kantian claim permitting the randomised clinical trial.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D028663:Ethical Theory; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D028681:Moral Obligations; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design
keywords: Analytical Approach; Biomedical and Behavioral Research