Ethical challenges of using remote monitoring technologies for clinical research: A case study of the role of local research ethics committees in the RADAR-AD study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Clinical research with remote monitoring technologies (RMTs) has multiple advantages over standard paper-pencil tests, but also raises several ethical concerns. While several studies have addressed the issue of governance of big data in clinical research from the legal or ethical perspectives, the viewpoint of local research ethics committee (REC) members is underrepresented in the current literature. The aim of this study is therefore to find which specific ethical challenges are raised by RECs in the context of a large European study on remote monitoring in all syndromic stages of Alzheimer's disease, and what gaps remain.

Methods

Documents describing the REC review process at 10 sites in 9 European countries from the project Remote Assessment of Disease and R

SUBMITTER: Muurling M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328231 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature