[Conflict of interests in clinical research].
In clinical research there is a real possibility to have some conflict of interests. Even for the researcher, the identification of these conflicts cannot be clear. There are many aspects to be considered, involving all participants of the process: the research subject, the researcher, the institution where the research is carried through, the sponsor, the ethics committees, the regulating agencies, the scientific community and the society. The conclusion is that conflicts of interests are common and inevitable in the academic field. The challenge is not to eradicate them, but to recognize them and to manage them properly. The only acceptable way to do this is to expose clearly the conflicts of interests and always to submit the clinical research projects to the ethics committees.
Alves
Elaine Maria de Oliveira
EM
Area de Medicina da Criança e do Adolescente, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília. emo_alves@yahoo.com
Tubino
Paulo
P
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics*; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D030881:Disclosure / Q000941:ethics; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D006801:Humans; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000941:ethics; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000941:ethics