Consent for pediatric clinical trial participants

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Imagine you are part of a medical research team, and are tasked with gaining informed consent from potential participants. The study will seek to test an experimental drug with patients suffering from late-stage leukemia. The sample will be divided into a control group and the experimental group. Participants in the control group will be given a placebo, which could increase the progression of their disease. The sample will be composed of children.

Discuss how you would go about seeking the consent of participants.

What questions would you expect from their parents/guardians?

How much information should you share with the children?

Should this type of study involve children, given the risks of speeding the progression of the disease?

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