The ethical case for placebo control in HIV-cure-related studies with ART interruption

Autor: Monica Magalhaes, Daniel R. Kuritzkes, Nir Eyal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Virus Eradication, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 100084- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2055-6640
DOI: 10.1016/j.jve.2022.100084
Popis: Many studies that seek to cure HIV must ask participants to interrupt their antiretroviral treatment. In such circumstances, is it permissible to include a placebo group in the study? We explain why doing so is a scientific and an ethical necessity, and more benign than imagined.
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