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Gutierrez AM, Robinson JO, Raesz-Martinez R, Canfield I, Majumder MA, Scollon S, Desrosiers LR, Hsu RL, Allen-Rhoades W, Parsons DW, Plon SE, McGuire AL, Malek J. Views of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer and Their Oncologists Toward Patients' Participation in Genomic Research. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol 2023; 12:773-781. [PMID: 36595372 PMCID: PMC10611971 DOI: 10.1089/jayao.2022.0066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Purpose: With increased use of genomic testing in cancer research and clinical care, it is important to understand the perspectives and decision-making preferences of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer and their treating oncologists. Methods: We conducted an interview substudy of the BASIC3 Study, which enrolled newly diagnosed cancer patients <18 years of age with assent. Of 32 young adults (YAs) with cancer who reached the age of majority (AOM; 18 years) while on study, 12 were successfully approached and all consented to study continuation at AOM. Of those, seven completed an interview. Patients' oncologists, who enrolled and participated in return of clinical genomic results, were also interviewed (n = 12). Interviews were transcribed, deidentified, and analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: YAs cited the possibility of helping others and advancing science as major reasons for their assent to initial study enrollment and their willingness to consent at AOM. YAs thought obtaining informed consent from research participants for study continuation at AOM was a good idea in case they changed their minds or wanted to make their own decisions, and to keep them aware of study activities. There was diversity in what YAs understood and learned from genomic testing: some recalled specific findings, while some remembered minimal information about their results. Oncologists varied in their assessment of adolescents' engagement with the study and understanding of their results. Conclusion: Given the different ways AYAs engage with genomic information, careful assessment of AYAs' diverse communication and decision-making preferences is needed to tailor interactions accordingly.
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- Amanda M. Gutierrez
- Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Texas Children's Cancer Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Texas Children's Cancer Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Texas Children's Cancer Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Texas Children's Cancer Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Texas Children's Cancer Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Clayton EW, Smith ME, Anderson KC, Chung WK, Connolly JJ, Fullerton SM, McGowan ML, Peterson JF, Prows CA, Sabatello M, Holm IA. Studying the impact of translational genomic research: Lessons from eMERGE. Am J Hum Genet 2023; 110:1021-1033. [PMID: 37343562 PMCID: PMC10357472 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Two major goals of the Electronic Medical Record and Genomics (eMERGE) Network are to learn how best to return research results to patient/participants and the clinicians who care for them and also to assess the impact of placing these results in clinical care. Yet since its inception, the Network has confronted a host of challenges in achieving these goals, many of which had ethical, legal, or social implications (ELSIs) that required consideration. Here, we share impediments we encountered in recruiting participants, returning results, and assessing their impact, all of which affected our ability to achieve the goals of eMERGE, as well as the steps we took to attempt to address these obstacles. We divide the domains in which we experienced challenges into four broad categories: (1) study design, including recruitment of more diverse groups; (2) consent; (3) returning results to participants and their health care providers (HCPs); and (4) assessment of follow-up care of participants and measuring the impact of research on participants and their families. Since most phases of eMERGE have included children as well as adults, we also address the particular ELSI posed by including pediatric populations in this research. We make specific suggestions for improving translational genomic research to ensure that future projects can effectively return results and assess their impact on patient/participants and providers if the goals of genomic-informed medicine are to be achieved.
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- Ellen Wright Clayton
- Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Departments of Pediatrics and Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Center for Applied Genomics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioethics & Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Biomedical Ethics Research Program, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, USA
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- Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
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- Divisions of Human Genetics and Patient Services, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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- Center for Precision Medicine & Genomics, Department of Medicine, and Division of Ethics, Department of Medical Humanities & Ethics Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children's Hospital; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Murdoch B, Jandura A, Caulfield T. Reconsenting paediatric research participants for use of identifying data. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS 2023; 49:106-109. [PMID: 35046134 PMCID: PMC9887363 DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2021-107958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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When a minor research participant reaches the age of majority or the level of maturity necessary to be granted legal decision-making capacity, reconsent can be required for ongoing participation in research or use of health information and banked biological materials. Despite potential logistical concerns with implementation and ethical questions about the trade-offs between maximising respect for participant agency and facilitating research that may generate benefits, reconsent is the approach most consistent with both law and research ethics.Canadian common law consent requirements are expansive and likely compel reconsent on obtaining capacity. Common law doctrine recognises that children are entitled to decision-making authority that reflects their evolving intelligence and understanding. Health consent legislation varies by province but generally either compels reconsent on obtaining capacity or delegates the ability to determine reconsent to research ethics boards. These boards largely rely on the Canada's national ethics policy, the Tri-Council Policy Statement, which states that, with few exceptions, reconsent for continued participation is required when minors gain capacity that would allow them to consent to the research in which they participate. A strict interpretation of this policy could require researchers to perform frequent capacity assessments, potentially presenting feasibility concerns. In addition, Canadian policy and law are generally consistent with the core principles of key international ethical standards from the United Nations and elsewhere.In sum, reconsent of paediatric participants upon obtaining capacity should be explicit and informed in Canada, and should not be presumed from continued participation alone.
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- Blake Murdoch
- Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Kasperbauer TJ, Halverson C. Adolescent Assent and Reconsent for Biobanking: Recent Developments and Emerging Ethical Issues. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:686264. [PMID: 34307413 PMCID: PMC8301072 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.686264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Research biobanks that enroll minors face important practical, ethical, and regulatory challenges in reconsenting participants when they reach the age of 18. Federal regulations governing research in the United States provide minimal guidance and allow for a range of practices, including waiving the requirement to obtain reconsent. Some commentators have argued that institutional review boards should indeed grant such waivers, given the low risks of biobank-based research and the impracticality of contacting all participants when they turn 18. There is also significant ethical debate about the age at which adolescents can make authentic, autonomous decisions regarding their research participation. This paper reviews these issues in detail, describes the current state of the ethical discussion, and outlines evidence-based policies for enrolling minors into research biobanks.
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- T. J. Kasperbauer
- Indiana University Center for Bioethics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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Brothers KB, Clayton EW, Goldenberg AJ. Online Pediatric Research: Addressing Consent, Assent, and Parental Permission. THE JOURNAL OF LAW, MEDICINE & ETHICS : A JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LAW, MEDICINE & ETHICS 2020; 48:129-137. [PMID: 32342755 DOI: 10.1177/1073110520917038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This article provides practical guidance for researchers who wish to enroll and collect data from pediatric research participants through online and mobile platforms, with a focus on the involvement of both children and their parents in the decision to participate.
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- Kyle B Brothers
- Kyle B. Brothers, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville, where he is also affiliated with the Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law. Ellen Wright Clayton, M.D., J.D., is the Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Health Policy, and Member of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Professor of Law at the Vanderbilt University School of Law. Aaron J. Goldenberg, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair for the Department of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). He is also Co-Director of the Center for Genetic Research Ethics and Law at CWRU
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- Kyle B. Brothers, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville, where he is also affiliated with the Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law. Ellen Wright Clayton, M.D., J.D., is the Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Health Policy, and Member of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Professor of Law at the Vanderbilt University School of Law. Aaron J. Goldenberg, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair for the Department of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). He is also Co-Director of the Center for Genetic Research Ethics and Law at CWRU
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- Kyle B. Brothers, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville, where he is also affiliated with the Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law. Ellen Wright Clayton, M.D., J.D., is the Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Health Policy, and Member of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Professor of Law at the Vanderbilt University School of Law. Aaron J. Goldenberg, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair for the Department of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). He is also Co-Director of the Center for Genetic Research Ethics and Law at CWRU
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Wong CS, Kogon AJ, Warady BA, Furth SL, Lantos JD, Wilfond BS. Ethical and Policy Considerations for Genomic Testing in Pediatric Research: The Path Toward Disclosing Individual Research Results. Am J Kidney Dis 2019; 73:837-845. [PMID: 30879919 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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DNA is now commonly collected in clinical research either for immediate genomic analyses or stored for future studies. Many genomic studies were previously designed without awareness of the ethical issues that might arise regarding the disclosure of genomic test results. At the start of the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) Cohort Study in 2004, we did not foresee the advent of genomic technology or the associated ethical issues pertaining to genetic research in children. Recent genomic studies and ancillary proposals using genomic technology stimulated the CKiD investigators to reassess the current ethical and policy environment pertaining to genomic testing and results disclosure. We consider the issues pertaining to next generation sequencing and individual results disclosure that may guide current and future research practices.
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- Craig S Wong
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico Health Systems, Albuquerque, NM.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Kansas City
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Kansas City, MO
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- Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children's Hospital and Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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Brothers KB, Rivera SM, Cadigan RJ, Sharp RR, Goldenberg AJ. A Belmont Reboot: Building a Normative Foundation for Human Research in the 21st Century. THE JOURNAL OF LAW, MEDICINE & ETHICS : A JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LAW, MEDICINE & ETHICS 2019; 47:165-172. [PMID: 30994072 PMCID: PMC6587582 DOI: 10.1177/1073110519840497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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- Kyle B. Brothers
- University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, Division of Pediatric Clinical and Translational Research, 231 East Chestnut Street, N-97, Louisville, KY 40202
- University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law, 501 E. Broadway, Ste 310, Louisville, KY 40202
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- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, School of Medicine, TA200, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44106-4976
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- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, Department of Social Medicine, CB #7240, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7240
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Biomedical Ethics Research Program, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905
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- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, School of Medicine, TA200, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44106-4976
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Hartsock JA, Schwartz PH, Waltz AC, Ott MA. Anticipatory Waivers of Consent for Pediatric Biobanking. Ethics Hum Res 2019; 41:14-21. [PMID: 30895753 PMCID: PMC7370310 DOI: 10.1002/eahr.500008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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As pediatric biobank research grows, additional guidance will be needed about whether researchers should always obtain consent from participants when they reach the legal age of majority. Biobanks struggle with a range of practical and ethical issues related to this question. We propose a framework for the use of anticipatory waivers of consent that is empirically rooted in research that shows that children and adolescents are often developmentally capable of meaningful deliberation about the risks and benefits of participation in research. Accordingly, bright-line legal concepts of majority or competency do not accurately capture the emerging capacity for autonomous decision-making of many pediatric research participants and unnecessarily complicate the issues about contacting participants at the age of majority to obtain consent for the continued or first use of their biospecimens that were obtained during childhood. We believe the proposed framework provides an ethically sound balance between the concern for potential exploitation of vulnerable populations, the impetus for the federal regulations governing research with children, and the need to conduct valuable research in the age of genomic medicine.
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- Jane A Hartsock
- Faculty investigator with the Indiana University Center for Bioethics at the Indiana University School of Medicine and the director of clinical ethics for the Academic Health Center at Indiana University Health
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- Director of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics at the Indiana University School of Medicine and an associate professor of medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine
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- Associate director of the Indiana University Human Subjects Office and an adjunct professor at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
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- Pediatric ethicist at the Indiana University Center for Bioethics at the Indiana University School of Medicine and an associate professor of pediatrics in the Indiana University School of Medicine
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Berkman BE, Howard D, Wendler D. Reconsidering the Need for Reconsent at 18. Pediatrics 2018; 142:peds.2017-1202. [PMID: 29980586 PMCID: PMC6317640 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-1202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The prevalence of research with biological specimens has led to a debate over what type of consent is needed to obtain biological specimens from minors and store them for future studies. In most cases, parental permission is needed to obtain samples from minors. In addition, almost all commentators and guidelines maintain that researchers need the consent of the donors if they want to continue to store the samples and make them available for future studies after the donors reach the age of majority. In this Ethics Rounds, we argue that this near-consensus view is mistaken on the grounds that the agreement of the parents at the time of obtaining samples provides sufficient permission to store them and use them in research even after the donors turn 18 years old.
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- Benjamin E. Berkman
- Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; and,National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; and
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- Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; and
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Brothers KB, Wilfond BS. Research Consent at the Age of Majority: Preferable but not Obligatory. Pediatrics 2018; 142:peds.2017-3038. [PMID: 29980585 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-3038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In this issue of Pediatrics, Berkman et al argue that parental permission to obtain samples is sufficient to continue storing them and using them for research after the pediatric participant reaches the age of majority. In this Ethics Rounds, we argue that there are important ethical reasons for obtaining consent from participants when they reach majority. However, these reasons must be balanced with the aim of efficiently and economically conducting research that benefits children. Given current guidance from the relevant regulatory bodies, it remains necessary to obtain consent for the continued use of identified pediatric samples when participants reach the age of majority unless the institutional review board grants a waiver of consent. However, we argue that waivers of consent should more frequently be granted by institutional review boards and used for this purpose.
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- Kyle B Brothers
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky;
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- Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington; and.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Miller VA, Werner-Lin A, Walser SA, Biswas S, Bernhardt BA. An Observational Study of Children's Involvement in Informed Consent for Exome Sequencing Research. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics 2016; 12:6-13. [PMID: 28220724 DOI: 10.1177/1556264616674096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The goal of this study was to examine children's involvement in consent sessions for exome sequencing research and associations of involvement with provider and parent communication. Participants included 44 children (8-17 years) from five cohorts who were offered participation in an exome sequencing study. The consent sessions were audiotaped, transcribed, and coded. Providers attempted to facilitate the child's involvement in the majority (73%) of sessions, and most (75%) children also verbally participated. Provider facilitation was strongly associated with likelihood of child participation. These findings underscore that strategies such as asking for children's opinions and soliciting their questions show respect for children and may increase the likelihood that they are engaged and involved in decisions about research participation.
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- Victoria A Miller
- 1 The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA.,2 Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- 2 Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- 2 Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- 2 Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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Brothers KB, Goldenberg AJ. Ethical and legal considerations for pediatric biobank consent: current and future perspectives. Per Med 2016; 13:597-607. [PMID: 29754545 DOI: 10.2217/pme-2016-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Innovations in laboratory and information technologies continue to drive the expansion of pediatric biorepository research, with collections of biosamples and data continuing to grow in scale and scope. In this review, we examine the trajectory of recent developments in ethical and legal scholarship on consent to pediatric biorepository research. We focus, in particular, on issues that are likely to grow in importance in coming years, either because significant controversies remain or because they represent trends that are likely to continue into the future. Of particular interest is the evolving conception of consent as a process, the trend toward increased participant engagement and other challenges likely to raise thorny new issues in this field in the decade ahead.
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- Kyle B Brothers
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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