title: Dermatology: obtaining a patient consent in clinical trials.
abstract: This article considers the law which applies to the conduct of research on health service patients. It considers the ethical approvals which are required and the necessity to obtain consent from the patient. It must be made clear to the patient that a refusal to participate in a research project should have no adverse effect on their ongoing care and treatment.
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan.
authors.forename: Bridgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003880:Dermatology / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018579:Patient Selection / Q000941:ethics; D035842:Research Subjects / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D035844:Researcher-Subject Relations / Q000941:ethics; D036302:Therapeutic Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006113:United Kingdom