The Use of Control Group in the Sports Science Research: The Ethical Challenge

• Main Authors: Gonçalo Louro (Author), Ricardo Ferraz (Author), Pedro Forte (Author), José E. Teixeira (Author), Luís Branquinho (Author), Dulce Esteves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Desafio Singular, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Medical ethicists have questioned the use of no-treatment controlled studies (placebo and sham procedure) of new therapies when safe and effective standard therapies are available for use as an active or "equivalence" control. Currently, ethical and conduct principles for biomedical resear...