Description: This case study demonstrates how an industry sponsor operationalized returning routine laboratory results to participants during an ongoing, multi-site clinical trial.
The Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency (JTF) is an international team of investigators, educators and clinical research professionals that has developed a framework that defines the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for conducting safe, ethical and high-quality clinical research.
Description: Dr. Gianna “Gigi” McMillan, an academic bioethicist and MRCT Center pediatrics project member, recorded in-depth interviews with three young people from India, Spain, and the US to create this 2-part video series, Time to Listen.
Part 2: Young people respond after watching adults discuss the goal of elevating their perspective at an international webinar.
Themes:
recognizing the power imbalance
validating young people’s opinions
creating a “safe space” to share
reiterating the importance of young people in clinical research.
A “how-to” video to support the Including Young People in Clinical Research toolkit. These tools, checklists, and considerations are offered to assist investigators, Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), Ethics Committees (ECs), sponsors, and those working with children and adolescents to engage youth respectfully and thoughtfully.