title: Using the CABLES model to assess and minimize risk in research: control group hazards.
abstract: CABLES is both an acronym and metaphor for conceptualizing research participation risk by considering 6 distinct domains in which risks of harm to research participants may exist: cognitive, affective, biological, legal, economic, and social/cultural. These domains are described and illustrated, along with suggestions for minimizing or eliminating the potential hazards to human participants in biomedical and behavioral science research. Adoption of a thoughtful ethical analysis addressing all 6 CABLES strands in designing research provides a strong protective step toward safeguarding and promoting the well-being of study participants.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School for Health Studies, Simmons College, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115-5898, USA. koocher@simmons.edu
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Koocher
mesh_terms: D035841:Behavioral Research; D035061:Control Groups; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012107:Research Design; D035842:Research Subjects; D012306:Risk; D013240:Stereotyping; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
keywords: Biomedical and Behavioral Research