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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Trachtman H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6461583 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
There is a note of caution expressed when clinical care providers enroll their own patients into investigational trials, a concern expressed in the called dual-role consent. There is concern that this circumstance may create a conflict of interest for the physician-investigator, lead to loss of patient voluntarism, and promote the therapeutic misconceptions. In this opinion paper, I review the circumstances surrounding participation in clinical research and the conduct of standard patient care. ...[more]