title: Safeguarding research participants who lack decision-making capacity.
abstract: Richard Griffith outlines the requirements that must be met when conducting research with participants who lack decision-making capacity. What legal and ethical issues must researchers bear in mind?
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018579:Patient Selection / Q000941:ethics*; D012106:Research / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D035842:Research Subjects; D006113:United Kingdom