AEGiS-06IAC: Legal, ethical and social complexities in conducting HIV-related research involving adolescents.

6th International AIDS Conference


San Francisco, California, USA — June 20-23, 1990

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Legal, ethical and social complexities in conducting HIV-related research involving adolescents.

Int Conf AIDS 1990 Jun 20-23; 6:348 (abstract no. Th.D.888)
Sondheimer DL, English A, Hein K, Novello A; NICHD, Bethesda, MD, USA

OBJECTIVE: To address the legal, ethical and social concerns that have emerged in HIV-related research involving adolescents.

METHODS: A review of the evolving legal standards and societal attitudes with respect to HIV-infection in adolescents in the USA and recommendations for future actions. Current trends in HIV-related state laws regarding adolescents are examined.

RESULTS: Issues unique to adolescents must be addressed: (1) the importance of HIV-related research involving adolescents, including special characteristics of population at risk and limitations in current knowledge; (2) consent issues: (a) basic framework of the federal regulations for Protection of Human Research Subjects; (b) additional protection for children involved as research subjects; (3) special considerations in the application of the federal regulations to adolescents: (a) criteria for waiver of parental permission; (b) adolescents capacity for informed consent; (c) significance of state laws regarding minors consent for medical care; (4) confidentiality and disclosure issues; (5) treatment/service issues including: a) adolescent involvement in clinical trials; b) access to care.

CONCLUSIONS: In the context of a proliferation of HIV-related legislation and court decisions during the past five years, there remains critical need for social and legal clarification in addressing HIV-related research issues pertaining to adolescents.

Keywords: AEGIS, Confidentiality, Disclosure, Ethics Committees, Research, HIV Infections, Adolescent, Research, Human, Adolescence, Child, psychology, ICA6KWDaegis,confidentiality,disclosure,ethicscommittees,research,hivinfections,adolescent,research,human,adolescence,child,psychology,ica6

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