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Clinical Research Ethics Consultation Collaborative

 Challenging Cases

Established a semi-annual series of “Challenging Cases in Clinical Research Ethics” in the American Journal of Bioethics.

All Cases

October 2022

To Disclose or Not to Disclose: Secondary Findings of XXY Chromosomes. Wilfond BS, Duenas DM, Johnson LM. Am J Bioeth. 2022 Oct;22(10):87-88. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2110982. PMID: 36170065.

  • Miner SA, Hester DM. Respecting Autonomy and Balancing Benefits by Disclosing the Secondary Finding of Klinefelter’s. Am J Bioeth. 2022 Oct;22(10):89-91. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2110974. PMID: 36170084.
  • McGrew S, Berkman BE. When to Disclose a Borderline Incidental Finding. Am J Bioeth. 2022 Oct;22(10):91-93. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2110975. PMID: 36170085.
  • Brown J, Howard D. The Importance of Defining Actionability as Related to Disclosure of Secondary Findings Identified in Research. Am J Bioeth. 2022 Oct;22(10):93-95. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2110976. PMID: 36170082.
  • Noohi F, Ross LF. Clarifying the Blurry Boundaries between Research and Clinical Care. Am J Bioeth. 2022 Oct;22(10):96-98. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2110977. PMID: 36170083.

April 2022

Enrolling Adolescents with Rare Disease for Early Phase Clinical Trials While Under the Care of Child Protection Services: Balancing Protection and Access. Wilfond BS, Duenas DM, Johnson LM. Am J Bioeth. 2022 Apr;22(4):81-82. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2044552. PMID: 35420512; PMCID: PMC9534357.

  • Turnbull JM, Benedetti DJ. Fuzzy Logic: How the Practicalities of State Involvement Shape the Most Ethically Supportable Way Forward. Am J Bioeth. 2022 Apr;22(4):83-84. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2044545. PMID: 35420527.
  • Greiner MV, Antommaria AHM. Enrolling Foster Youth in Clinical Trials: Avoiding the Harm of Exclusion. Am J Bioeth. 2022 Apr;22(4):85-86. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2044546. PMID: 35420526.
  • Forte KJ, Anderson EE. No Justification to Exclude State Ward from Pediatric Transplant Research. Am J Bioeth. 2022 Apr;22(4):87-89. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2044547. PMID: 35420533.
  • Sacks H, Rhodes R. Life-Saving Experimental Treatment for a Teenage Ward of the State. Am J Bioeth. 2022 Apr;22(4):89-91. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2022.2044548. PMID: 35420532.

October 2021

When Professional Meets Personal: How Should Research Staff Advertise on Social Media for Research Opportunities? Johnson LM, Duenas DM, Wilfond BS. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Oct;21(10):38-39. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1965251. PMID: 34554059; PMCID: PMC8591987.

  • Anderson EE. Sharing Research Opportunities on Personal Social Media Accounts and Fair Subject Selection. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Oct;21(10):40-42. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1965252. PMID: 34554068.
  • Spellecy R, Nelson LD. How Should Investigators Advertise on Social Media for Research Opportunities? Am J Bioeth. 2021 Oct;21(10):42-43. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1965254. PMID: 34554066.

Supporting Community-Academic Research Partnerships: Reflections from the Ground. Wilfond BS, Duenas DM, Johnson LM. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Oct;21(10):44-45. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1965255. PMID: 34554061; PMCID: PMC8591989.

  • Springgate BF, Sugarman O, Wells KB, Palinkas LA, Meyers D, Wennerstrom A, Johnson A, Haywood C, Sarpong D, Culbertson R. Community Partnered Participatory Research in Southeast Louisiana Communities Threatened by Climate Change: The C-LEARN EXPERIENCE. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Oct;21(10):46-48. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1965248. PMID: 34554077.
  • Yu JH. Leveraging Academic Institutional Structures to Support Asian American Community Organizations’ Engagement in Research: The Korean Community Service Center. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Oct;21(10):49-51. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1965253. PMID: 34554067; PMCID: PMC9904358.
  • Carroll Y. Engaging the Sickle Cell Community in Participatory Research. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Oct;21(10):51-53. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1965245. PMID: 34554074.
  • Blanchard J, Hiratsuka V. Being in Good Community: Engagement in Support of Indigenous Sovereignty. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Oct;21(10):54-56. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1965243. PMID: 34554065; PMCID: PMC9400818.

April 2021

Supporting Investigators in Challenging Cases: Unease in the Face of an Ethically Appropriate Action. Wilfond BS, Duenas DM, Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics. 2021; 21(4):98-99. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1891342

  • Schonfeld T, Geppert CMA. Researchers Experience Moral Distress Too! Am J Bioeth. 2021 Apr;21(4):100-101. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1891327. PMID: 33825626.
  • Blee S, Sibold HC, Dixon M, Pentz RD. Relieving Investigator Angst After an Appropriate But Concerning Ethics Consultation. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Apr;21(4):102-104. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1891329. PMID: 33825637.
  • Spellecy R, Nyitray A. Acknowledging Angst: Research Ethics Consultation in Disclosing Experimental Research Results of Uncertain Benefit. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Apr;21(4):104-105. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1891331. PMID: 33825651.

Conjoined Consent: Informed Consent When Donor and Recipient Are Both Research Participants. Johnson LM, Duenas DM, Wilfond BS. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Apr;21(4):106-107. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1891343. PMID: 33825622; PMCID: PMC8607986.

  • Aaron B, Ginsberg J, Lesandrini J. Moving Beyond Standard Informed Consent for Interventional Organ Transplant Research. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Apr;21(4):108-110. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1891328. PMID: 33825627.
  • Ghobrial P, Akkina S, Anderson EE. Risks to Relationships in Kidney Transplant Research with Living Donors and Recipients. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Apr;21(4):110-112. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1891330. PMID: 33825649.
  • Kraft SA. Respecting Donor-Recipient Relationships in Research Decision-Making Commentary on: When Living Donor and Kidney Transplant Recipient Are Both Research Subjects. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Apr;21(4):112-114. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1891326. PMID: 33825630.

 

October 2020

Click Here to Complete This Survey: Online Research, Adolescents, and Parental Consent
Johnson LM, Duenas DM, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(10): 82-83. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1806381

  • Digital Negotiations: Navigating Parental Permission and Adolescent Assent for On-Line Survey Participation
    Taylor HA and Mogul DB. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(10): 84-85. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1806375
  • Constrained Adolescent Autonomy for Healthcare Should Include Participation in Survey Research
    Caruso Brown AE. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(10): 85-87. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1806377
  • Respecting Parental Permission and Maintaining Flexibility in Online Research Involving Adolescent Participants
    Knapp EE. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(10): 87-89. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1806390

Conflicts of Interest and Recommendations for Clinical Treatments That Benefit Researchers
Wilfond BS, Duenas DM, Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(10): 90-91. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1806380

  • Not All Conflicts Are Bad: Why Some Conflicts of Interests Advance Patients’ Interests
    Benedetti DJ and Langerman A. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(10): 92-94. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1806626
  • Inherent Conflict of Interest in Clinical Research: A Call for Effective Guidance
    Nicolini ME and Wendler D. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(10): 94-96. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1806376
  • A Therapeutic Conundrum: Should a Physician Serve Simultaneously as Caregiver and Researcher?
    Hutchinson RJ. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(10): 96-98. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1806378

 

April 2020

Ethical Drug Development for Rare Childhood Diseases: When There are Limited but Promising Data in Adults, How to Choose Between Safety or Efficacy Studies?
Johnson LM, Duenas DM, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): 111-113. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1730490

  • The Use of Pediatric Extrapolation to Avoid Unnecessary Pediatric Clinical Trials.
    Nelson R. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): 114-116. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1730489
  • Flexibility Required: Balancing the Interests of Children and Risk in Drug Development for Rare Pediatric Conditions.
    Porter KM, Stevens A, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): 116-118. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1730494
  • When Higher Risk Does Not Equal Greater Harm: Doing the Most Good in a Limited Pediatric Study Population.
    Mastler J and Young J. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): 118-120. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1730491

Greater than Minimal Risk, No Direct Benefit – Bridging Drug Trials and Novel Therapy in Pediatric Populations.
Wilfond BS, Duenas DM, Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): 102-103. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1730488

  • Balancing Risk and Reward: Research with Novel Therapies for Children with Life-limiting Illness.
    Unguru Y. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): 104-105. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1730484
  • Bringing Known Drugs to Pediatric Research – Safety, Efficacy, and the Ambiguous Minor Increase in Minimal Risk.
    Sharma A and Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): 106-108. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1730485
  • Balancing Scientific Progress with Pediatric Protections: No Direct Benefit Now, but Potential Novel Therapy in the Future.
    Lee SW and Ginsberg JC. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): 108-110. DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2020.1730486

 

October 2019

A Pragmatic Trial of Suicide Risk Assessment and Ambulance Transport Decision Making Among Emergency Medical Services Providers: Implications for Patient Consent.
Wilfond BS, Zambrowski J, Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(10): 97-98.

A Cluster Randomized Trial to Screen for Abusive Head Trauma in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit—How to Manage Site-Specific Evidence of Racial/Ethic Disparity.
Johnson LM, Zabrowski J, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(10): 108-109.

 

April 2019

Should Research Participants Be Notified About Results of Currently Unknown by Potential Significance?
Johnson LM, Zabrowski J, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(4): 73-74.

The Limitation of “Boilerplate” Language in Informed Consent: Single IRB Review of Multisite Genetic Research in Military Personnel.
Wilfond BS, Zambrowski J, Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(4): 81-82.

 

October 2018

A Randomized Trial of Rapamycin to Increase Longevity and Healthspan in Companion Animals: Navigating the Boundary Between Protections for Animal Research and Human Subjects Research.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Johnson LM, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2018; 18(10): 58-59.

Ethical Considerations for Unblinding a Participant’s Assignment to Interpret a Resolved Adverse Event.
Wilfond BS, Morales C, Johnson LM, Taylor HA. American Journal of Bioethics 2018; 18(10): 66-67.

 

April 2018

Is It Ethically Appropriate to Refuse to Compensate Participants Who Are Believed to Have Intentionally Concealed Medical Conditions?
Taylor HA and Morales C. American Journal of Bioethics 2018; 18(4): 83-84.

Involving Pregnant Women in Research: What Should We Recommend When the Regulations Seem Ethically Problematic?
Taylor HA and Morales C. American Journal of Bioethics 2018; 18(4): 91-92.

 

October 2017

Expanded Access for Nusinersen in Patients With Spinal Muscular Atropy: Negotiating Limited Data, Limited Alternative Treatments, and Limited Hospital Resources.
Wilfond BS, Morales C, Taylor HA. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(10): 66-67.

A Trial to Test a Novel Approach to Diabetes Prevention.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(10): 74-75.

 

April 2017

Genotype-Driven Recruitment in Population-Based Biomedical Research.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(4): 58-59.

Should Patients Be Required to Undergo Standard Chemotherapy Before Being Eligible for Novel Phase I Immunotherapy Clinical Trials?
Wilfond BS, Morales C, Taylor HA. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(4): 66-67.

Clinical Obligations to Research Participants

A Cluster Randomized Trial to Screen for Abusive Head Trauma in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit—How to Manage Site-Specific Evidence of Racial/Ethic Disparity.
Johnson LM, Zabrowski J, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(10): 108-109.

Should Research Participants Be Notified About Results of Currently Unknown by Potential Significance?
Johnson LM, Zabrowski J, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(4): 73-74.

Ethical Considerations for Unblinding a Participant’s Assignment to Interpret a Resolved Adverse Event.
Wilfond BS, Morales C, Johnson LM, Taylor HA. American Journal of Bioethics 2018; 18(10): 66-67.

Expanded Access for Nusinersen in Patients With Spinal Muscular Atropy: Negotiating Limited Data, Limited Alternative Treatments, and Limited Hospital Resources.
Wilfond BS, Morales C, Taylor HA. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(10): 66-67.

A Trial to Test a Novel Approach to Diabetes Prevention.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(10): 74-75.

Genotype-Driven Recruitment in Population-Based Biomedical Research.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(4): 58-59.

When a Clinical Trial Is the Only Option.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2016; 16(10): 67-68.

Obligations to Act on Patient Reported Outcomes in Electronic Health Records.
American Journal of Bioethics 2016; 16(4): 62.

The Obligations to Report Statutory Sexual Abuse Disclosed in a Research Study.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2014; 14(10): 50.

The Ethics of Disclosing to Research Subjects the Availability of Off-Label Marketed Drugs.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2014; 14(4): 51.

Ethics of Continuing to Provide a Drug on an Open-Label Extension Study for an “Unapproved Indication”.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2014; 14(4): 56.

Community / Cultural Concerns

A Cluster Randomized Trial to Screen for Abusive Head Trauma in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit—How to Manage Site-Specific Evidence of Racial/Ethic Disparity.
Johnson LM, Zabrowski J, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(10): 108-109.

When a Clinical Trial Is the Only Option.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2016; 16(10): 67-68.

Studying the Role of Financial Incentives to Promote Hepatitis B Vaccination in a Community Clinic.
Wilfond BS, Morales C, Taylor HA. American Journal of Bioethics 2016; 16(10): 75-76.

Selecting Children for an Autism Spectrum Disorder Study: Justice and Geography.
American Journal of Bioethics 2016; 16(4): 69-70.

Protecting Research Subject Welfare in Preventive Trials for Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(4): 83-84.

Drugs & Devices

Ethical Drug Development for Rare Childhood Diseases: When There are Limited but Promising Data in Adults, How to Choose Between Safety or Efficacy Studies?
Johnson LM, Duenas DM, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.

  • The Use of Pediatric Extrapolation to Avoid Unnecessary Pediatric Clinical Trials.
    Nelson R. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.
  • Flexibility Required: Balancing the Interests of Children and Risk in Drug Development for Rare Pediatric Conditions.
    Porter KM, Stevens A, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.
  • When Higher Risk Does Not Equal Greater Harm: Doing the Most Good in a Limited Pediatric Study Population.
    Mastler J and Young J. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.

Greater than Minimal Risk, No Direct Benefit – Bridging Drug Trials and Novel Therapy in Pediatric Populations.
Wilfond BS, Duenas DM, Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.

  • Balancing Risk and Reward: Research with Novel Therapies for Children with Life-limiting Illness.
    Unguru Y. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.
  • Bringing Known Drugs to Pediatric Research – Safety, Efficacy, and the Ambiguous Minor Increase in Minimal Risk.
    Sharma A and Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.
  • Balancing Scientific Progress with Pediatric Protections: No Direct Benefit Now, but Potential Novel Therapy in the Future.
    Lee SW and Ginsberg JC. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.

Expanded Access for Nusinersen in Patients With Spinal Muscular Atropy: Negotiating Limited Data, Limited Alternative Treatments, and Limited Hospital Resources.
Wilfond BS, Morales C, Taylor HA. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(10): 66-67.

Should Patients Be Required to Undergo Standard Chemotherapy Before Being Eligible for Novel Phase I Immunotherapy Clinical Trials?
Wilfond BS, Morales C, Taylor HA. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(4): 66-67.

Protecting Research Subject Welfare in Preventive Trials for Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(4): 83-84.

The Ethics of Disclosing to Research Subjects the Availability of Off-Label Marketed Drugs.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2014; 14(4): 51.

Ethics of Continuing to Provide a Drug on an Open-Label Extension Study for an “Unapproved Indication”.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2014; 14(4): 56.

Genetics

The Limitation of “Boilerplate” Language in Informed Consent: Single IRB Review of Multisite Genetic Research in Military Personnel.
Wilfond BS, Zambrowski J, Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(4): 81-82.

Genotype-Driven Recruitment in Population-Based Biomedical Research.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(4): 58-59.

Protecting Research Subject Welfare in Preventive Trials for Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(4): 83-84.

The Ethics of Contacting Family Members of a Subject in a Genetic Research Study to Return Results for an Autosomal Dominant Syndrome.
Taylor HA and Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2013; 13(10): 61.

Miscellaneous

Is It Ethically Appropriate to Refuse to Compensate Participants Who Are Believed to Have Intentionally Concealed Medical Conditions?
Taylor HA and Morales C. American Journal of Bioethics 2018; 18(4): 83-84.

Ethical Implications of Social Media in Health Care Research.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2014; 14(10): 58-59.

Managing Disclosure of Research Misconduct by a Graduate Student to a University Mental Health Professional During a Clinical Counseling Session.
Taylor HA and Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2013; 13(10): 68.

Pediatrics

Ethical Drug Development for Rare Childhood Diseases: When There are Limited but Promising Data in Adults, How to Choose Between Safety or Efficacy Studies?
Johnson LM, Duenas DM, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.

  • The Use of Pediatric Extrapolation to Avoid Unnecessary Pediatric Clinical Trials.
    Nelson R. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.
  • Flexibility Required: Balancing the Interests of Children and Risk in Drug Development for Rare Pediatric Conditions.
    Porter KM, Stevens A, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.
  • When Higher Risk Does Not Equal Greater Harm: Doing the Most Good in a Limited Pediatric Study Population.
    Mastler J and Young J. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.

Greater than Minimal Risk, No Direct Benefit – Bridging Drug Trials and Novel Therapy in Pediatric Populations.
Wilfond BS, Duenas DM, Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.

  • Balancing Risk and Reward: Research with Novel Therapies for Children with Life-limiting Illness.
    Unguru Y. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.
  • Bringing Known Drugs to Pediatric Research – Safety, Efficacy, and the Ambiguous Minor Increase in Minimal Risk.
    Sharma A and Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.
  • Balancing Scientific Progress with Pediatric Protections: No Direct Benefit Now, but Potential Novel Therapy in the Future.
    Lee SW and Ginsberg JC. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.

A Cluster Randomized Trial to Screen for Abusive Head Trauma in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit—How to Manage Site-Specific Evidence of Racial/Ethic Disparity.
Johnson LM, Zabrowski J, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(10): 108-109.

Expanded Access for Nusinersen in Patients With Spinal Muscular Atropy: Negotiating Limited Data, Limited Alternative Treatments, and Limited Hospital Resources.
Wilfond BS, Morales C, Taylor HA. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(10): 66-67.

Selecting Children for an Autism Spectrum Disorder Study: Justice and Geography.
American Journal of Bioethics 2016; 16(4): 69-70.

Recontact and Recruitment of Young Adults Previously Enrolled in Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Research.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(10): 56-57.

Navigating Parental Permission for Neonatal Research.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(4): 76.

The Obligations to Report Statutory Sexual Abuse Disclosed in a Research Study.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2014; 14(10): 50.

Recruitment and Consent

A Pragmatic Trial of Suicide Risk Assessment and Ambulance Transport Decision Making Among Emergency Medical Services Providers: Implications for Patient Consent.
Wilfond BS, Zambrowski J, Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(10): 97-98.

The Limitation of “Boilerplate” Language in Informed Consent: Single IRB Review of Multisite Genetic Research in Military Personnel.
Wilfond BS, Zambrowski J, Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(4): 81-82.

Genotype-Driven Recruitment in Population-Based Biomedical Research.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(4): 58-59.

Should Patients Be Required to Undergo Standard Chemotherapy Before Being Eligible for Novel Phase I Immunotherapy Clinical Trials?
Wilfond BS, Morales C, Taylor HA. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(4): 66-67.

When a Clinical Trial Is the Only Option.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2016; 16(10): 67-68.

Studying the Role of Financial Incentives to Promote Hepatitis B Vaccination in a Community Clinic.
Wilfond BS, Morales C, Taylor HA. American Journal of Bioethics 2016; 16(10): 75-76.

Selecting Children for an Autism Spectrum Disorder Study: Justice and Geography.
American Journal of Bioethics 2016; 16(4): 69-70.

Recontact and Recruitment of Young Adults Previously Enrolled in Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Research.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(10): 56-57.

Is It Ethical to Enroll Cognitively Impaired Adults in Research That Is More Than Minimal Risk With No Prospect of Benefit?
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(10): 64-65.

Navigating Parental Permission for Neonatal Research.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(4): 76.

Protecting Research Subject Welfare in Preventive Trials for Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(4): 83-84.

The Ethics of Disclosing to Research Subjects the Availability of Off-Label Marketed Drugs.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2014; 14(4): 51.

Results Disclosure

A Cluster Randomized Trial to Screen for Abusive Head Trauma in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit—How to Manage Site-Specific Evidence of Racial/Ethic Disparity.
Johnson LM, Zabrowski J, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(10): 108-109.

Should Research Participants Be Notified About Results of Currently Unknown by Potential Significance?
Johnson LM, Zabrowski J, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(4): 73-74.

Genotype-Driven Recruitment in Population-Based Biomedical Research.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(4): 58-59.

Recontact and Recruitment of Young Adults Previously Enrolled in Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Research.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(10): 56-57.

Protecting Research Subject Welfare in Preventive Trials for Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(4): 83-84.

The Ethics of Contacting Family Members of a Subject in a Genetic Research Study to Return Results for an Autosomal Dominant Syndrome.
Taylor HA and Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2013; 13(10): 61.

Risks & Benefits

Ethical Drug Development for Rare Childhood Diseases: When There are Limited but Promising Data in Adults, How to Choose Between Safety or Efficacy Studies?
Johnson LM, Duenas DM, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.

  • The Use of Pediatric Extrapolation to Avoid Unnecessary Pediatric Clinical Trials.
    Nelson R. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.
  • Flexibility Required: Balancing the Interests of Children and Risk in Drug Development for Rare Pediatric Conditions.
    Porter KM, Stevens A, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.
  • When Higher Risk Does Not Equal Greater Harm: Doing the Most Good in a Limited Pediatric Study Population.
    Mastler J and Young J. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.

Greater than Minimal Risk, No Direct Benefit – Bridging Drug Trials and Novel Therapy in Pediatric Populations.
Wilfond BS, Duenas DM, Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.

  • Balancing Risk and Reward: Research with Novel Therapies for Children with Life-limiting Illness.
    Unguru Y. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.
  • Bringing Known Drugs to Pediatric Research – Safety, Efficacy, and the Ambiguous Minor Increase in Minimal Risk.
    Sharma A and Johnson LM. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.
  • Balancing Scientific Progress with Pediatric Protections: No Direct Benefit Now, but Potential Novel Therapy in the Future.
    Lee SW and Ginsberg JC. American Journal of Bioethics 2020; 20(4): XX-XX.

Should Research Participants Be Notified About Results of Currently Unknown by Potential Significance?
Johnson LM, Zabrowski J, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2019; 19(4): 73-74.

A Randomized Trial of Rapamycin to Increase Longevity and Healthspan in Companion Animals: Navigating the Boundary Between Protections for Animal Research and Human Subjects Research.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Johnson LM, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2018; 18(10): 58-59.

Involving Pregnant Women in Research: What Should We Recommend When the Regulations Seem Ethically Problematic?
Taylor HA and Morales C. American Journal of Bioethics 2018; 18(4): 91-92.

A Trial to Test a Novel Approach to Diabetes Prevention.
Taylor HA, Morales C, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(10): 74-75.

Is It Ethical to Enroll Cognitively Impaired Adults in Research That Is More Than Minimal Risk With No Prospect of Benefit?
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(10): 64-65.

Protecting Research Subject Welfare in Preventive Trials for Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(4): 83-84.

The Obligations to Report Statutory Sexual Abuse Disclosed in a Research Study.
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2014; 14(10): 50.

Subject Selection

Involving Pregnant Women in Research: What Should We Recommend When the Regulations Seem Ethically Problematic?
Taylor HA and Morales C. American Journal of Bioethics 2018; 18(4): 91-92.

Should Patients Be Required to Undergo Standard Chemotherapy Before Being Eligible for Novel Phase I Immunotherapy Clinical Trials?
Wilfond BS, Morales C, Taylor HA. American Journal of Bioethics 2017; 17(4): 66-67.

Selecting Children for an Autism Spectrum Disorder Study: Justice and Geography.
American Journal of Bioethics 2016; 16(4): 69-70.

Is It Ethical to Enroll Cognitively Impaired Adults in Research That Is More Than Minimal Risk With No Prospect of Benefit?
Taylor HA, Kuwana E, Wilfond BS. American Journal of Bioethics 2015; 15(10): 64-65.