Collaborative Research Involving Human Subjects: A Survey of Researchers Using International Single Project Assurances

Abstract

much suffering, and death, for many people throughout the world. The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, malaria, dysentery, nutritional and vitamin-deficiency disorders, a host of infectious diseases, many public health issues, and the effects on humans of exposure to radiation, are under intense study by teams of multinational researchers. As a result of the expansion of international collaborative clinical research, increased attention is being directed to the protection of human research subjects. This interest has been stimulated, in part, by a general agreement among researchers, ethicists, public policymakers, and others