罕见病患儿临床试验的知情同意难题及对策研究

Research on the Informed Consent Challenges and Countermeasures in Pediatric Clinical Trials for Rare Diseases

  • 摘要: 罕见病已成为全球公共卫生领域的重要议题,其低发病率、高复杂性及好发于儿童的特点,使得临床试验中对患儿的知情同意面临独特的伦理挑战。尽管临床试验为罕见病患儿提供了潜在的治疗希望,但代理同意与患儿本人赞同之间的伦理张力,进一步加剧了知情同意过程中的伦理困境。此外,“治疗误解”削弱了患儿和代理人的自主决策能力,并可能违背有利和不伤害原则。针对上述问题,本文提出了多维度评估、阶段性动态性知情同意程序等改进措施,以优化儿童罕见病临床试验中的知情同意程序,为改善该领域知情同意实践提供理论依据,并为未来伦理学领域相关研究提供参考。

     

    Abstract: Rare diseases have emerged as a critical issue in the field of global public health. Their low prevalence, high complexity, and frequent onset in childhood pose unique ethical challenges to the informed consent process in clinical trials involving pediatric patients. Although clinical trials offer potential therapeutic hope for children with rare diseases, the ethical tension between proxy consent and the child's own assent further complicates the informed consent procedure. Moreover, the presence of "therapeutic misconception" undermines the autonomous decision-making capacity of both the child and their proxies, potentially violating the principles of beneficence and non-maleficence. In response to these challenges, this paper proposes several improvements, including multidimensional assessment and a phased, dynamic informed consent process, with the aim of optimizing informed consent procedures in clinical trials for pediatric rare diseases. These recommendations provide a theoretical foundation for enhancing informed consent practices in this field and may serve as a reference for future research in ethics.

     

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