Testimony Re: Research Involving Children

Submitted to the Office of Human Research Protection
by Vera Hassner Sharav and Marie M. Cassidy, Ph.D, D.Sc.

AHRP recognizes that to include children in clinical trials for any medication presents a dilemma of truly Solomonic proportions. It is a choice between continuing the practice of prescribing untested drugs for children, as is currently the operational system, or conducting meaningful trials to determine both safety and effectiveness.

The Belmont Report

The Belmont Report Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research From the Office of the Secretary The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research April 18, 1979 http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.htm ———————————————————————————– AGENCY: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. ACTION: Notice of…