title: Making decisions for incapable adults 4: participation in research.
abstract: In the final article on the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Richard Griffith discusses the safeguards in place to protect incapable persons who may be the subject of a research study or clinical trial. District nurses and other health professionals who wish to conduct research involving people with incapacity will have a duty to apply the 2005 Act's safeguards to ensure that the research is lawful.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Science, Swansea University. richard.griffith@swan.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003657:Decision Making; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D018579:Patient Selection; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D012106:Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom