A group of researchers have proposed a study to investigate motor neurone disease. It involves taking a brain biopsy of people living with the disease. Success would speed up the development of treatment drugs. There is a 1% chance that participants will have an intracranial hemorrhage and a 1% chance they will develop an infection. Despite possible benefits the ethics committee rejected this application.From the information you have, what is the most likely reason the application was rejected?Question 7Answera.It breached scientific integrityb.It does not maximise possible benefitsc.It breached the principle of non-maleficenced.It breached the principle of beneficence
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A group of researchers have proposed a study to investigate motor neurone disease. It involves taking a brain biopsy of people living with the disease. Success would speed up the development of treatment drugs. There is a 1% chance that participants will have an intracranial hemorrhage and a 1% chance they will develop an infection. Despite possible benefits the ethics committee rejected this application.From the information you have, what is the most likely reason the application was rejected?Question 7Answera.It breached scientific integrityb.It does not maximise possible benefitsc.It breached the principle of non-maleficenced.It breached the principle of beneficence
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The most likely reason the application was rejected is c. It breached the principle of non-maleficence. This principle in medical ethics states that medical procedures should not harm the patient. In this case, the potential harm (1% chance of intracranial hemorrhage and 1% chance of infection) may have been deemed too high, despite the potential benefits of the research.
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