title: Module four: standards of care and clinical trials.
abstract: This module examines ethical debates about the level of care that should be provided to human research participants. Particular attention is placed on the question of what should be considered an ethically acceptable control arm. You will also learn what relevant international and domestic regulatory documents say about standards of care.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine; and Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney, Australia. selgelid@med.usyd.edu.au.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Selgelid
mesh_terms: D035061:Control Groups; D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006381:Helsinki Declaration; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control; D007258:Informed Consent; D038622:Internationality; D010919:Placebos; D012107:Research Design; D035842:Research Subjects; D013019:South Africa; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos; D015215:Zidovudine