Acceptable Risk–benefit Balance in Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics — 45yo Man | Ethics | SMLE Q#16896
SMLE Question #16896
Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics
Ethics
Objective: OBJ-243
Last updated: February 2026
A 45-year-old man is invited to join a clinical trial of a new antihypertensive drug. Before enrollment, the hospital’s research ethics committee (IRB) reviews the protocol for acceptable risk–benefit balance, adequate informed consent, equitable participant selection, and protection of participants’ rights and welfare. What is the primary ethical approach used by the IRB to assess the ethical acceptability of this research study?
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