Keeping ethical pace with medical research: the 10th revision of the Declaration of Helsinki

Abstract

The latest revision of the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki on ethical principles for medical research involving human participants is likely to be viewed as its most significant since 2000.1 It seeks to strengthen commitment to fairness and equity in clinical research, calls for increased protection for vulnerable participant populations and improved transparency, and has expanded its scope of application beyond physicians. These revisions have …