RT  - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
ID  - 10.17796/1053-4628-42.2.1
T1  - Bioethical Issues in Conducting Pediatric Dentistry Clinical Research
A1  - Arturo Garrocho-Rangel
A1  - Bernardino Cerda-Cristerna
A1  - Amaury Pozos-Guillen
K1  - Bioethical
K1  - Child
K1  - Clinical Research
K1  - Randomized Controlled Trial
YR  - 2018
SP  - 85
AB  - <p>Pediatric clinical research on new drugs and biomaterials involves children in order to create valid and generalizable knowledge. Research on vulnerable populations, such as children, is necessary but only admissible when researchers strictly follow methodological and ethical standards, together with the respect to human rights; and very especially when the investigation cannot be conducted with other population or when the potential benefits are specifically for that age group. Clinical research in Pediatric Dentistry is not an exception. The aim of the present article was to provide the bioethical principles (with respect to the child/parents' autonomy, benefit/risk analysis, and distributive justice), and recommendations, including informed consent, research ethics committees, conflict of interest, and the “equipoise” concept. Current and future worldwide oral health research in children and adolescents must be conducted incorporating their perspectives in the decision-making process as completely as possible. This concept must be carefully considered when a dental clinical study research is going to be planned and conducted, especially in the case of randomized controlled trials, in which children will be recruited as participants.</p>