Legal, Ethical and Organizational Aspects (Professional Behaviours) — Patient | Ethics | MCCQE1 Q#13599
MCCQE1 Question #13599
Dimension of Care
Health Promotion & Illness Prevention
Activity
Professional Behaviours
Objective
Legal, Ethical and Organizational Aspects
Section
Public Health / Ethics / Legal / Organizational (PHELO/PMCH)
Subject
Ethics
Last updated: February 2026
A university-affiliated hospital is running a randomized clinical trial of a new medication for chronic pain. After enrollment begins, an audit finds that participants were asked to sign a brief form that did not clearly explain the study purpose, alternatives to participation, or reasonably foreseeable risks and side effects. Several participants report they did not understand they could refuse or withdraw without affecting their clinical care.
Which principle of research ethics is primarily being violated?
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