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Grand Rounds Ethics and Regulatory Series January 13, 2023: Ethical Considerations When Vulnerable Populations are Subjects in Pragmatic Trials (Emily A. Largent, JD, PhD, RN)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

But this might obscure heterogeneity within groups, intersecting sources of vulnerability, and other vulnerable participants, such as people with dementia. The issue of informed consent comes up often with vulnerable populations that have dementia.

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Grand Rounds December 8, 2023: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial of the Jumpstart Intervention to Promote Communication about Goals of Care for Hospitalized Patients with Serious Illness (Ruth Engelberg, PhD; Erin Kross, MD; Robert Lee, MD, MS)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

It utilized a waiver of consent; all eligible patients were randomized, and randomization was stratified by hospital and history of dementia at 3 hospitals in University of Washington system. Jumpstart is a pragmatic randomized trial of Jumpstart compared to usual care.

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